Sua Lefotu holds the NT · Backup spot in Nebraska Cornhuskers’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Sua Lefotu is a 6'3", 300-pound nose tackle from Bellflower, California, who attended St. John Bosco High School. He was a consensus three-star prospect and chose Nebraska over Arizona State and Weber State. Lefotu redshirted in 2023, appearing in three games and recovering a fumble against Colorado. He saw limited action in 2024 after an early-season injury but returned for two contests. In 2025, his redshirt junior season, Lefotu appeared in four games with three tackles, including a split sack against Akron and a tackle in the Las Vegas Bowl against Utah. He has earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in both 2024 and 2025.

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