No. 46 – Carolina Panthers | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | May 11, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Asheville |
College: | Northwestern (2018–2020) Auburn (2021–2022) |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Eku Leota (born May 11, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern before transferring to Auburn.
Leota grew up in Asheville, North Carolina and attended Asheville High School. [1]
Leota began his college football career at Northwestern and redshirted his true freshman season. [2] He had 2.5 sacks as a redshirt freshman. Leota was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference during his redshirt sophomore season. [3] He entered the NCAA transfer portal at the end of the regular season. [4]
Leota ultimately transferred to Auburn. [5] He made 23 tackles with ten tackles for loss and seven sacks in his first season with the team. [6] Leota suffered a season-ending pectoral injury in the fifth game of the Tigers' 2022 season. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine [8] [9] |
Leota was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2023. [10] On August 29, 2023, he was waived for final roster cuts, but signed to the Panthers' practice squad the following day. [11] [12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 13, 2023. [13]
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