Leki Fotu
Houston Texans, Defensive Tackle
Age: 27y-6m-15d (Aug 23, 1998)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Utah
Drafted: Round 4 (#114 overall), 2020
Agent(s): Collin Roberts (Excel Sports Management)
INACTIVE
2025-2025 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,439,500
Average Salary:
$1,439,500
Signing Bonus:
$167,500
GTD at Sign:
$567,500
Total GTD:
$567,500
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2024-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,035,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,160,000
Total GTD:
$2,160,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2020-2023 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,068,472
Average Salary:
$1,017,118
Signing Bonus:
$773,472
GTD at Sign:
$773,472
Total GTD:
$773,472
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Seasons
5 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$8,700,606
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$1,002,480 |
$1,002,480 |
|
| 2021 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
|
$780,000 $780,000 |
$1,782,480 $2,562,480 |
|
| 2022 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$895,000 |
$3,457,480 |
|
| 2023 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$1,218,546 |
$4,676,026 |
|
| 2024 | 26 |
|
Injured
|
$2,500,000 |
$7,176,026 |
|
| 2025 | 27 |
|
Retained
Reserve
Retained
|
$130,000 $35,000 $1,359,580 |
$7,306,026 $7,341,026 $8,700,606 |
|
| Total |
$8,700,606 |
$7,306,026 $7,341,026 $8,700,606 |
||||
| Total |
$8,700,606 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$3,535,588 | $773,472 | - | - | - | $366,966 | $4,676,026 |
| 1 |
|
$1,125,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,500,000 |
| 1 |
|
$165,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $165,000 |
| 1 |
|
$1,170,000 | $167,500 | - | - | $10,080 | - | $1,359,580 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
22 |
$70,588
|
$773,472 |
$158,420 |
$1,002,480 |
$1,002,480 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
23 |
$780,000 $780,000
|
$780,000 $780,000 |
$1,782,480 $2,562,480 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
24 |
$895,000
|
$895,000 |
$3,457,480 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
25 |
$1,010,000
|
$208,546 |
$1,218,546 |
$4,676,026 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
26 |
$1,125,000
|
$1,035,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$7,176,026 |
|||||
| 2025 |
|
27 |
$130,000 $35,000 $1,170,000
|
$167,500 |
$10,080 |
$130,000 $35,000 $1,359,580 |
$7,306,026 $7,341,026 $8,700,606 |
||||
| Total |
$5,995,588 |
$1,975,972 |
$10,080 |
$366,966 |
$8,700,606 |
$7,306,026 $7,341,026 $8,700,606 |
|||||
| Total |
$5,995,588 |
$1,975,972 |
$10,080 |
$366,966 |
$8,700,606 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$3,535,588 | $773,472 | - | - | - | $366,966 | $4,676,026 |
| 1 |
|
$1,125,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,500,000 |
| 1 |
|
$165,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $165,000 |
| 1 |
|
$1,170,000 | $167,500 | - | - | $10,080 | - | $1,359,580 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
9 - 18 | Knee |
| 2024 |
|
1 - 5 | Hamstring |
| 2023 |
|
12 - 18 | Hand |
| 2020 |
|
10 - 12 | Ankle |
-
Dec 24, 2025
Signed to the practice squad by Houston (HOU)
-
Dec 16, 2025
Waived by Las Vegas (LV)
-
Mar 25, 2025
Signed a 1 year $1.43 million contract with Las Vegas (LV)
-
Mar 12, 2024
Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Jul 22, 2020
Signed a 4 year $4.068 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Apr 25, 2020
Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 4 (#114 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 8 | 4 | 193 | 16.64 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 2 | 1 | 46 | 4.31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARI | 11 | 9 | 298 | 26.37 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARI | 17 | 9 | 499 | 41.48 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | 17 | 3 | 372 | 31.77 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | ARI | 11 | 0 | 286 | 25.31 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
