#95

Leroy Palu

DL · Arizona · Jr. · #95

Returning to Arizona for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Leroy Palu

DL · Arizona · Jr · #95

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Arizona
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 23–17

vs Kansas State

2 TOT  ·  1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Arizona

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Arizona

Returning around him

  • 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #42

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Mckinney’s 2025 season.

Southern Miss · 2025

#2

Trevon McAlpine

Tulane · 2025

90%
#3

Quentin Bivens

Southern Miss · 2023

90%
#4

Sulaiman Kpaka

Purdue · 2022

89%
#5

Ricky Samuel

Jacksonville State · 2024

89%

Matches Jaden on

Class year
Height
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Joe Hjelle's freshman season at Tulsa (2024).

Joe Hjelle

86%match

Tulsa · 2024

#2

Walter Nolen

Texas A&M · 2022

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 16
84%
#3

C.J. Fite

Arizona State · 2023

All-Big 12
83%
#4

C.J. Mims

East Carolina · 2023

83%
#5

Jaden Wheeler

Florida Atlantic · 2021

82%

Matches Joe on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #6772

Final rank
#6772
Avg #7035.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #6772 this season.