Player Career

Liona Lefau Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Liona Lefau story

Liona Lefau built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Laie, HI wearing No. 18, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Liona Lefau's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Liona Lefau's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Liona Lefau moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Texas

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonTexas04.20.8
2024 PostseasonTexas1022.75.210
2024 Regular SeasonTexas1022.75.20
2025 Regular SeasonTexas527.85.9-5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Texas to ColoradoP4 to P485.6Jan 8, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UL Monroe

Week 4 · W 51-3

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 2 Ohio State

Week 1 · L 7-14 · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

82.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 129 UTEP

Week 3 · W 27-10

1

Havoc Plays

75.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 58 Mississippi State

Week 9 · W 45-38 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

61.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 118 San José State

Week 2 · W 38-7

1

Havoc Plays

51.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Texas

10 primary output · 22.7 efficiency · 5.2 usage

45.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Texas

45.2

10 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 5.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Texas

37

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games