Player Profile

Eku Leota

LB • 6'4" • 257 lbs • Asheville, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Eku Leota shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

16.1

Efficiency

28.2

Consistency

67.6

Season Value

35.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Auburn

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Northwestern
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Auburn
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Eku Leota, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Auburn. Eku Leota shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Auburn paired 17 primary output with 22.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northwestern, Auburn.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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

2022 Regular Season · Auburn

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

28.2

Usage

16.1

Consistency

67.6

Best Game by takeover score

LSU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. San José State: 2. Penn State: 2. Missouri: 2. LSU: 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. Unknown: 4 by 26.7. San José State: 3 by 32.5. Penn State: 5 by 40.8. Missouri: 4 by 36.7. LSU: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · -1 vs Wins
First Half1.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=2 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Penn State

Result
Sat 10/1vs LSUL 17-2111000
Sat 9/24vs MissouriW 17-1443110
Sat 9/17vs Penn StateSplash gameL 12-4155200
Sat 9/10vs San José StateW 24-1632110
Sat 9/3vs Unknown42100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Auburn

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern818.69.5
2020 Regular SeasonNorthwestern9.518.79.11.5
2021 PostseasonAuburn1722.110.57.5
2021 Regular SeasonAuburn1722.110.50
2022 Regular SeasonAuburn728.216.1-10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#2

Penn State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

#3

Georgia State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

#4

Purdue

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#5

Missouri

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Auburn

17 primary output · 22.1 efficiency · 10.5 usage

42.6

#2

2021 Regular Season · Auburn

42.6

17 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 10.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Auburn

35.6

7 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 16.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8689

Asheville · Asheville, NC

Committed To
Northwestern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
65