Sifa Leota
Sifa Leota
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Seth Littrell and Sonny Cumbie. The receipt: 12 tackles, 3 TFL against SE Louisiana — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Sonny Cumbie.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 58 | 24 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 42 | 17 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 20 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 49 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 24–0
vs SE Louisiana
1 PD · 3 TFL · 5 SOLO
Dominant 24-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Byron Vaughns’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamal Hines's junior season at Toledo (2022).
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