Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Liona Lefau
Senior linebacker for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Kahuku, HI · Kahuku
CFB Index 43 · #354 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Texas → Colorado for 2026
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.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, at Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2023.
- Transferred from Texas to Colorado in 2026.
Liona Lefau
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20236 games
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Kahuku
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Colorado
Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
2025Texas
2026Colorado
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: solo tackles (7th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
43 · #354 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #354 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mason Cobb’s 2024 season.
Matches Mason on
Weight
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Mason on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kadin Schmitz's junior season at Charlotte (2025).
83%match
Matches Kadin on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Kadin on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Liona Lefau
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a four-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 126 player in the transfer portal and the No. 7 Linebacker as of January 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play one. AT TEXAS (2023-25) Played in 42 career games across thr...
The linebacker corps · Colorado
- #44Gideon Lampron119 tackles · 2025
- #17Liona Lefau68 tackles · 2025
- #35Tyler Martinez27 tackles · 2025
- #54Bo LaPenna1 tackle · 2025
- #44Gideon Lampronno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology