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Leki Fotu New York Giants · #90

Defensive Tackle · 6' 5", 330 lbs · West Valley City, UT · Age 28

Leki Fotu is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants, drafted 114th overall, 2020. In 2025 he recorded 8 tackles, 1 sacks.

Defensive TackleDrafted 114th overall6-yr veteran
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Leki Fotu
Season avg8 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Career avg100 tkl · 4.5 sacks · 0 int
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Scouting report

Leki Fotu — 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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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Leki Fotu is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants, drafted 114th overall, 2020. In 2025 he recorded 8 tackles, 1 sacks.
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Pass rush
C-
Run D
C+
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Pass rush
Strong · defense
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Run defense
Average · defense
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C
Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Leki Fotu 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
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
60Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Leki Fotu — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
8 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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C
Coverage
0 PD
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0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Leki Fotu

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 2026  modeled
0.9
sacks
-0.1–1.9
9
tackles
-1–19
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ff
0–0
0
pd
0–0
6
games
2–9
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 1 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-0.1 sacks
Everything it reads
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6 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 28 — 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: 11 / 2 / 6
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Leki Fotu career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
202011111000
202117190130
202217310000
202311282.5000
2024230000
2025681000
Career641004.5130
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 New York Giants built to win?

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

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 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 Leki Fotu

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

1998-08-23

The beginning

Leki Fotu is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants, in his 7th NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 114th overall, 2020 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Leki Fotu is a New York Giants defensive tackle, drafted 114th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 100 tackles, 5 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 8 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Fotu's story
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Off the field

Measurables
Height
6' 5"
Weight
330 lbs
Draft
114th overall, 2020
Born
West Valley City, UT
Age
28
Jersey
#90
Background

Leki Fotu is from West Valley City, UT and is 28 years old. He was drafted 114th overall, 2020 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 5", 330 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 100 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Fotu is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Leki Fotu is a rotational defensive lineman who has generated 4.5 sacks and 100 tackles across 6 seasons (2020–2025).

Pass rush4.5 career sacks with 1 forced fumbles.
Run defense100 career tackles up front.
Best season2.5 sacks in 2023.
Draft pedigree114th overall, 2020.
Durability64 career games played.
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FAQ

Leki Fotu — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Leki Fotu, answered.

What position does Leki Fotu play?
Leki Fotu is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants.
When was Leki Fotu drafted?
Leki Fotu was drafted 114th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Leki Fotu played?
6 (2020–2025).
What are Leki Fotu's career stats?
He has recorded 100 tackles, 5 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Leki Fotu 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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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2020
Games missed
5
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk12 · Heel2024 Wk18 · Knee (Doubtful)2024 Wk17 · Knee (Out)2024 Wk16 · Knee (Questionable)2024 Wk9 · Knee (Out)2024 Wk8 · Knee (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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