Sifa Leota is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Louisiana Tech.
Leota carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Seth Littrell and Sonny Cumbie. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against SE Louisiana — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 11.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 58 | 24 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 42 | 17 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 20 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 49 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-0vs SE Louisiana | 12 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | L 7-23@ No. 3 LSU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-20vs Southern Miss | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-11@ UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-35@ Kennesaw State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-28vs Western Kentucky | 8 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 2 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 24-25@ Delaware | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-28vs Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-30@ Missouri State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 23-14vs Coastal Carolina | 10 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 24 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%12 TFLSack rate
6%4 sacksPD rate
14%8 pass breakups58 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
37.1%
311 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #40 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #1 of 45 Conference USA LBs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
A stat line in 32 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Seth Littrell, Eric Morris and Sonny Cumbie.
