2020 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Leki Fotu | Utah | DT

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Profile Bio: Leki Fotu graduated from Herriman High School in Herriman, UT. Before attending Herriman High, Fotu attended San Leandro High School in California; he played basketball and Rugby. Fotu played on the USA Rugby Boys High School All-American team and trained with the London Wasp Rugby team. He did not play football in his junior year, but in 2015, he played at Herriman and named 2015 Deseret News 5A MVP and 2015 Deseret News 5A First-Team All-State. He recorded 79 tackles and 7.5 sacks as a senior and even caught a touchdown pass in Utah's 2015 5A state championship.

ACCOLADES
2020 NFL Combine Invite
2020 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2019 All-American First-Team
2019 All-Pac-12 First-Team
2019 Walter Camp All-America Second-Team
2019 AP All-America Third-Team
2019 FWAA All-America Second-Team
2019 Phil Steele All-America Second-Team    
2018 All-Pac-12 First-Team

LEKI FOTU
DEFENSIVE TACKLE

HOMETOWN                        |            CLASS
WEST VALLEY CITY, UT        |           SENIOR 
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DRAFT YR:  2020     COMBINE INVITE: YES




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SCHOOL:  UTAH        |      CONFERENCE:  PAC-12
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HEIGHT/WEIGHT:  6-5 / 330        ARMS: 34 1/4"          HANDS: 10 5/8”       PROJECTED 40-TIME: 5.15         

COMBINE RESULTS
BENCH   |   40 YD DASH    |   VERTICAL JUMP  |  BROAD JUMP |   3 CONE DRILL   |    20 YD SHUTTLE  |   60 YD SHUTTLE
​    21      |         5.15            |             DNP           |           DNP       |            DNP          |              DNP            |             N/A

PRO-DAY RESULTS
BENCH     |   40 YD DASH   |   VERTICAL JUMP      |  BROAD JUMP    |   3 CONE DRILL   |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |   60 YD SHUTTLE 
​   N/A       |          N/A          |          N/A                  |           N/A           |            N/A          |               N/A             |             N/A

GAME FILM 
#99 LEKI FOTU VS usc (2019)

Strengths: Here we have a player who has a massive size body who eats up space in the middle. Get significant leverage with the ability to bull-rush and steer the blocker into passing lanes. Has the ability to split gaps with significant jump off the snap. Has the ability to take on double-teams and battle to split the block to make plays. The long solid body allows him to shed one-on-one blocks and pursue to make aggressive tacklers.

Weaknesses: The positioning of his hands is very erratic, and struggles win the fight for leverage. He needs to find a better technique to disengage from blocks. Will get lost in space and slightly delayed in play recognition. Great bull-rush is his one-trick pony on running and pass plays. Unable to create inside pressure on passing downs will restrict him from playing on merely running downs. Take off plays when action is not to his side of the field. 

Draft Grade: 6.19

Draft Projection: 5th round

NFL Comparison: Mike Pennel

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