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Eku Leota Arizona Cardinals · #54

Linebacker · 6' 4", 257 lbs · Asheville, NC · Age 27

Eku Leota is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.

LinebackerUndrafted4-yr veteran
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Eku Leota
Season avg4 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg13 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Eku Leota — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Eku Leota is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.
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Tackling
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Splash plays
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Eku Leota stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1019 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
17Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Eku Leota — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
4 TKL
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Pass rush
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Coverage
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The engine

How the model sees Eku Leota

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
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tackles
2–4
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sacks
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0–0
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0–0
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games
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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 3 tackles
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-1.0 tackles
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 2 / 3 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Eku Leota career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
2023840000
2024241000
2025310000
2026 in progress · 2 games240000
Career15131.0000
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Arizona Cardinals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
74off index
99def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (74), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 57, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Eku Leota

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-05-11

The beginning

Eku Leota is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Eku Leota is an Arizona Cardinals linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 13 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Leota goes from here.

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Leota's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
257 lbs
Born
Asheville, NC
Age
27
Jersey
#54
Background

Eku Leota is from Asheville, NC and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 4", 257 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 13 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. Leota is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Eku Leota is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 13 tackles with 1 sacks and 0 interceptions across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Tackle volume13 career tackles over 4 seasons.
Pass rush1 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Eku Leota — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Eku Leota, answered.

What position does Eku Leota play?
Eku Leota is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Eku Leota drafted?
Eku Leota entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Eku Leota played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Eku Leota's career stats?
He has recorded 13 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.
Eku Leota career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

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