Last confirmed: Utah, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 335 lb · West Valley City, UT · Herriman
Leki Fotu: DT · Utah · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Leki Fotu
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the Utah defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Arizona State — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-12@ BYU | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Idaho State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-30@ USC | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7@ Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-3vs No. 17 Arizona State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-0vs California | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-3vs UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-15vs Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 15-37@ No. 13 Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-38@ Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 9 | 8.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Week 9 · 2019
W 35-0
vs California
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against California.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%8 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
7%2 hurries28 tackles · 8 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 36-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
35.5%
321 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
64.6
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 84 tackles — drafted at #114 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
Where he ended up · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 7th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 7th NFL season
