Player Dossier

2023-2025

Texas

Liona Lefau

LB • 6'1" • 227 lbs • Laie, HI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Liona Lefau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.8

Efficiency

27.8

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

14.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Texas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Texas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Liona Lefau, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Texas. Liona Lefau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Texas paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Texas

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

27.8

Usage

8.8

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 1. San José State: 1. UTEP: 1. Sam Houston: 0. Florida: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Kentucky: 0. Mississippi State: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Georgia: 0. Arkansas: 0. Texas A&M: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 9 by 47.5. San José State: 4 by 26.7. UTEP: 7 by 39.2. Sam Houston: 4 by 16.7. Florida: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma: 4 by 26.7. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 9 by 47.5. Vanderbilt: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Texas A&M: 11 by 45.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio State

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Mississippi State

Result
Sat 11/29vs Texas A&M10+ tacklesW 27-17113000
Sat 11/22vs ArkansasW 52-3742000
Sun 11/16@ GeorgiaL 10-3532000
Sat 11/1vs VanderbiltW 34-3143000
Sat 10/25@ Mississippi StateW 45-3891001
Sat 10/18@ KentuckyW 16-1342000
Sat 10/11vs OklahomaW 23-640001
Sat 10/4@ FloridaL 21-2951000
Sun 9/21vs Sam HoustonW 55-044000
Sat 9/13vs UTEPW 27-1072100
Sat 9/6vs San José StateW 38-743001
Sat 8/30@ Ohio StateL 7-1493100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Texas

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonTexas04.20.8
2024 PostseasonTexas1022.7710
2024 Regular SeasonTexas1022.770
2025 Regular SeasonTexas527.88.8-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.2 takeover score.

#2

UL Monroe

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61 takeover score.

#3

Mississippi State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.

#4

UTEP

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.

#5

San José State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Texas

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2024 Postseason · Texas

14.6

10 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Texas

14.6

10 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8933

Kahuku · Kahuku, HI

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

137

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Liona Lefau quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
137