Jonah Lea'ea
Michigan Wolverines
85
Great

Jonah Lea'ea

Michigan WolverinesSolid
RDTDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Utah
2nd String / Backup

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Jonah Lea'ea is listed 2nd string at RDT for Michigan Wolverines.

Redshirt junior · #91 · 6'5", 290 lbs

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Depth at RDT · Michigan Wolverines

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  3. 39965Bobby Kanka

Michigan Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

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Up next for Michigan

Michigan plays Michigan State at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Bishop Gorman, ranked #1,245 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 34 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 80th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,245 NatlTeam Share4%Percentile80th
San Mateo, CA
Jersey
#91
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
290 lbs
Transfer
Utah

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—342.51

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8558
National Rank
#1245
High School
Bishop Gorman
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 80th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 80% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 17WPSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-18

Oct 3LMINNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-14

Sep 26LIOWATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-19

Sep 19WUTEPTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 52-17

Sep 12WOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 5WWMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-12

Jonah Lea'ea's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

34 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement27%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.