Senior linebacker for Auburn. 2022: 17 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′4″ · 257 lb · Asheville, NC
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 654 nationally · Signed with Northwestern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Auburn. 2022: 17 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
Eku Leota
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Eku Leota has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2020 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Penn State, Week 3, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 65 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, and Cadillac Williams. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (85th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Auburn | 17 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Auburn | 23 | 15 | 10.0 | 7.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 13 | 10 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 12 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 44 | 25.0 | 15.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-16vs Mercer | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-16vs San José State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-41vs Penn State | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Missouri | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-21vs LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Ben Davis’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayd Thiergood's senior season at Air Force (2022).
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Player DNA