Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Auburn
Eku Leota
LB • 6'4" • 257 lbs • Asheville, NC, USA
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Eku Leota shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern • Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Eku Leota built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Asheville, NC wearing No. 55, spending time with Auburn and Northwestern. The clearest part of Eku Leota's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Eku Leota, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Auburn. Eku Leota shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Eku Leota quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Asheville · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Asheville · 7 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · LB 586th (top 48%) · SEC 219th (top 36%) · National 2,095th (top 36%)
Eku Leota played LB for Northwestern and Auburn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Eku Leota recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Auburn.
Recognition
Honors
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediathird
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