Jonah Lea'ea

Class:
Senior
Position:
DT
Height:
6-5
Weight:
285
Hometown:
San Mateo, Calif.
High School:
Bishop Gorman

CAREER HIGHS
• Tackles: 7 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025)
• Solos: 4 - last vs. Colorado (Oct. 25, 2025)
• Asst: 5 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025)
• TFLs: 1.0 - 2x, last at BYU (Oct. 18, 2025)
• Sacks: 1.0 - at BYU (Oct. 18, 2025)
• Int: none
• FR: 1 - vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 1, 2025)
• PBUs: 1 - vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 1, 2025)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Spent three seasons (2023-25) at Utah and earned three varsity letters
• Appeared in 20 games with 12 starts along the defensive line; totaled 42 tackles, including 2.5 for loss with 1.0 sack; broke up one pass, forced one fumble, and forced another during his career

Junior (2025, Utah)
• Appeared in 12 games with 12 starts; totaled 34 tackles, including 2.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, to earn his third varsity letter
• Made his first career start at UCLA (Aug. 30)
• Assisted on one tackle starting against Cal Poly (Sept. 6)
• Posted four tackles in a start at Wyoming (Sept. 13)
• Starting against Texas Tech (Sept. 20), totaled four tackles, including one for loss
• Had a career day in a start at West Virginia (Sept. 27) with eight stops and a forced fumble
• Produced three tackles starting against Arizona State (Oct. 11)
• Posted one sack among three tackles starting at BYU (Oct. 18)
• Made four tackles in a start against Colorado (Oct. 25)
• Broke up a pass, split a TFL and recovered a fumble among four tackles starting against Cincinnati (Nov. 1)
• Started along the defensive line at Baylor (Nov. 15), against Kansas State (Nov. 22)
• At Kansas (Nov. 28), started and made three tackles
• Started against Nebraska in the Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31) and made four tackles

Sophomore (2024, Utah)
• Appeared in six games; credited with two tackles to earn his second varsity letter
• Contributed one tackle against Southern Utah (Aug. 29)
• Assisted on one tackle against Baylor (Sept. 7)
• Contributed on defense at Utah State (Nov. 14), against TCU (Oct. 19), at Houston (Oct. 26) and at UCF (Nov. 29)

Freshman (2023, Utah)
• Appeared in two games; assisted on two tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut against Arizona State (Nov. 4) and assisted on two tackles
• Saw action at Arizona (Nov. 18)

Prep
• Attended Bishop Gorman High School (2022); coached by Brent Browner
• Helped Bishop Gorman to a No. 2 national ranking in 2022 and a state title

Key Statistics
• As a senior in 2022, totaled 48 tackles, including 19.0 for loss with 8.0 sacks, and broke two passes with one forced fumble
• Credited with 16 tackles, including 5.0 for loss and 4.0 sacks, as a junior in 2021

Honors and Rankings
• Received a three-star ranking from 247Sports Composite; the No. 1,238 player nationally, the No. 115 edge and the No. 10 player in Nevada
• Ranked by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 79 edge and the No. 9 player in Nevada
• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals Industry ranking; the No. 1,047 player in the nation, the No. 90 edge and the No. 9 player in Nevada
• Rated as a three-star prospect from On3.com; the No. 97 edge and No. 8 player in Nevada
• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals; the No. 9 player in the state of Nevada
• Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN; the No. 90 edge player and No. 16 player in the state of Nevada

Personal
• High school teammate of U-M running back Micah Ka'apana