Jonah Lea'ea
Michigan Wolverines
85
Great

Jonah Lea'ea

Michigan WolverinesContender
RDTDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Utah
2nd String / Backup

Is Jonah Lea'ea starting?

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

Jonah Lea'ea is listed RDT #2 for Michigan at 85 OVR.

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Depth at RDT · Michigan Wolverines

  1. 11789Enow EttaStarter
  2. 29185Jonah Lea'eaYou
  3. 39966Bobby Kanka

What's Next

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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 — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,245 NatlTeam Share4%
San Mateo, CA
Jersey
#91
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
285 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; 79th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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

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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Great
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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.