 Lefau in 2024 | |
| Colorado Buffaloes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2004-09-28)September 28, 2004 (age 21)[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii) |
| College | |
| Stats atESPN | |
Liona Lefau (born September 28, 2004)[1] is an Americancollege footballlinebacker for theColorado Buffaloes. He previously played for theTexas Longhorns.
Lefau attended high school atKahuku located inKahuku, Hawaii. Coming out of high school he was rated as a four-star recruit, the 29th overall linebacker, and the top player in the State of Hawaii in the class of 2023, where he committed to playcollege football for theTexas Longhorns.[2]
During hisfreshman season in 2023, Lefau played in all 14 games, recording seven tackles.[3][4]
In week four of the 2024 season, he notched seven tackles, a sack, and a safety, in a victory versusLouisiana–Monroe.[5] In the 2024 regular season finale, Lefau tallied six tackles, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble in a win over rivalTexas A&M.[6] He finished the 2024 season, appearing in 16 games with ten starts, totaling 63 tackles with five going for a loss, two sacks, three pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble.[7]
In week one of the 2025 season, Lefau recorded nine tackles with one being for a loss in a loss toOhio State.[8] In Week 13 againstArkansas, he recovered a fumble and returned it for a 52-yard touchdown.[9]
On January 8, 2026, Lefau transferred to Colorado.[10]
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 68 | 71 | 139 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 |