LB · #54 · Arizona Cardinals · week 9 vs Dallas Cowboys · Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET
Eku Leota
ROLE in the rotation
EXP 3 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH LDE2
As of week 9, Eku Leota was an LB for ARI, age 27.3, 3 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 13% of snaps; his line was 1.5 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 14 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons. No injury episode was on file.
The full read
In short
In short
Eku Leota is in the rotation at left defensive end for ARI — 20% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a not stated injury. His team named him inactive in week 8. His team has not listed him on the final report.
Our call
Injury report
His team's word: Out
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's Out, as ESPN's injury report carries it (the league's report had not yet).
No dated practice report for him in week 9
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
The evidence behind his current call
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game1.5 range 0.0–3.0
wk 1–5 · 4 games
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–5 · 4 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–5 · 4 games
Snap share13.1% range 3–20
wk 1–7 · 7 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
15%wk 1
16%wk 2
20%wk 3
13%wk 4
20%wk 5
3%wk 6
5%wk 7
Role
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 9
Role
LB2 · 13% snaps
Season
2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Per game
1.5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career
3 seasons · 14 games before 2026
Injuries
none on file
Bio
age 27.3 · 3 seasons' experience
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.