Linebacker, Colorado (from Texas), 2023–26
Liona Lefau
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Kahuku, HI
- Born
- Sep 28, 2004
Wikipedia readers: about 408 a month over the past year
Liona Lefau plays linebacker for Colorado, after Texas (2023–25). Last time out, against Utah: 10 tackles, 1 sack.
2026 so far
41 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 10 tackles, 1 sack vs. Utah, L 24–27
Next game: at Oklahoma State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2025Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Colorado 6 games, 41 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Georgia Tech | W 14–13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Weber State | W 52–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Northwestern | L 7–41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Baylor | L 13–23 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Texas Tech | L 7–29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Utah | L 24–27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Texas 12 games, 68 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Ohio State | L 7–14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. San José State | W 38–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. UTEP | W 27–10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Sam Houston | W 55–0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Florida | L 21–29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Oklahoma | W 23–6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Kentucky | W 16–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Mississippi State | W 45–38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Georgia | L 10–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Arkansas | W 52–37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Texas A&M | W 27–17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Texas 16 games, 63 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Michigan | W 31–12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. UTSA | W 56–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UL Monroe | W 51–3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Mississippi State | W 35–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Oklahoma | W 34–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Georgia | L 15–30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atVanderbilt | W 27–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Florida | W 49–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atArkansas | W 20–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kentucky | W 31–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atTexas A&M | W 17–7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Georgia | L 19–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 38–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 39–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Ohio State | L 14–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Texas 6 games, 6 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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