Dave Lefotu

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Dave Lefotu
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Lefotu in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992 (age 32)
American Samoa
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Pearl City (HI)
College: Hawaii
Position: Offensive lineman
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-IFL (2016)
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:1.5
Sacks:0.5
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

David Lefotu (born March 25, 1992) is an American football offensive lineman who is a free agent. He played college football at University of Hawaii at Manoa and attended Pearl City High School in Pearl City, Hawaii. He has been a member of the Spokane Empire, Tampa Bay Storm and Albany Empire.

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College career

Lefotu played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 2010 to 2014. He was the team's starter his final three and a half years and helped the Rainbow Warriors to 14 wins. He played in 44 games during his career including 24 starts at guard.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		309 lb
(140 kg)		5.67 s1.91 s3.32 s5.14 s8.46 s25 in
(0.64 m)		7 ft 10 in
(2.39 m)		24 reps
All values from Hawaii Pro Day [1]

Spokane Empire

In December 2015, Lefotu signed with the Spokane Empire of the Indoor Football League. [2] Lefotu was named First Team All-IFL Offense as a rookie following the season, helping the Empire to a conference championship and 2016 United Bowl [3] appearance. Lefotu re-signed with the Empire on September 10, 2016. [4]

Tampa Bay Storm

Lefotu was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm on January 17, 2017. [5] On July 20, 2017, Lefotu was placed on reassignment. [6]

Albany Empire

On March 19, 2018, Lefotu was assigned to the Albany Empire. On March 24, 2018, he was placed on recallable reassignment. [7]

Personal life

Lefotu is the nephew of former Washington Redskins, Kili Lefotu.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dave Lefotu". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Spokane Empire sign Duster, Lefotu". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman Review. December 15, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Three Empire players land on All-IFL First Team". www.kxly.com. Morgan Murphy Media. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "IFL Transactions September 2016". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "NEW LOOK STORM OPENS THE 2017 SEASON IN CLEVELAND". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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