Jonah Lea'ea

Tackles: 7 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025)

Solos: 4 - last vs. Colorado (Oct. 25, 2025)

Asst: 5 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025)

TFLs: 1.0 - 2x, last at BYU (Oct. 18, 2025)

Sacks: 1.0 - at BYU (Oct. 18, 2025)

Int: none

FR: 1 - vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 1, 2025)

PBUs: 1 - vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 1, 2025)

• Spent three seasons (2023-25) at Utah and earned three varsity letters

• Appeared in 20 games with 12 starts along the defensive line; totaled 42 tackles, including 2.5 for loss with 1.0 sack; broke up one pass, forced one fumble, and forced another during his career

Junior (2025, Utah):

• Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts; totaled 34 tackles, including 2.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, to earn his third varsity letter

• Made his first career start at UCLA (Aug. 30)

• Assisted on one tackle starting against Cal Poly (Sept. 6)

• Posted four tackles in a start at Wyoming (Sept. 13)

• Starting against Texas Tech (Sept. 20), totaled four tackles, including one for loss

• Had a career day in a start at West Virginia (Sept. 27) with eight stops and a forced fumble

• Produced three tackles starting against Arizona State (Oct. 11)

• Posted one sack among three tackles starting at BYU (Oct. 18)

• Made four tackles in a start against Colorado (Oct. 25)

• Broke up a pass, split a TFL and recovered a fumble among four tackles starting against Cincinnati (Nov. 1)

• Started along the defensive line at Baylor (Nov. 15), against Kansas State (Nov. 22)

• At Kansas (Nov. 28), started and made three tackles

• Started against Nebraska in the Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31) and made four tackles

Sophomore (2024, Utah):

• Appeared in six games; credited with two tackles to earn his second varsity letter

• Contributed one tackle against Southern Utah (Aug. 29)

• Assisted on one tackle against Baylor (Sept. 7)

• Contributed on defense at Utah State (Nov. 14), against TCU (Oct. 19), at Houston (Oct. 26) and at UCF (Nov. 29)

Freshman (2023, Utah):

• Appeared in two games; assisted on two tackles to earn his first varsity letter

• Made his collegiate debut against Arizona State (Nov. 4) and assisted on two tackles

• Saw action at Arizona (Nov. 18)

Prep:

• Attended Bishop Gorman High School (2022); coached by Brent Browner

• Helped Bishop Gorman to a No. 2 national ranking in 2022 and a state title

Key Statistics:

• As a senior in 2022, totaled 48 tackles, including 19.0 for loss with 8.0 sacks, and broke two passes with one forced fumble

• Credited with 16 tackles, including 5.0 for loss and 4.0 sacks, as a junior in 2021

Honors and Rankings:

• Received a three-star ranking from 247Sports Composite; the No. 1,238 player nationally, the No. 115 edge and the No. 10 player in Nevada

• Ranked by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 79 edge and the No. 9 player in Nevada

• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals Industry ranking; the No. 1,047 player in the nation, the No. 90 edge and the No. 9 player in Nevada

• Rated as a three-star prospect from On3.com; the No. 97 edge and No. 8 player in Nevada

• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals; the No. 9 player in the state of Nevada

• Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN; the No. 90 edge player and No. 16 player in the state of Nevada

Personal:

• High school teammate of U-M running back Micah Ka'apana