Selected by the Cardinals with their first pick of the fourth round (114th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft and played 35 games (five starts) in his first three seasons.
2022: Saw action in all 17 games (nine starts) for the second straight season and tallied career-highs in tackles (31) and solo tackles (18) and registered his first fumble recovery ... tallied two tackles vs. KC (9/11) in the season opener ... registered four tackles vs. Phi (10/9) ... finished with a career-high five tackles and blocked his first career FG @ Min (10/30) ... recorded two tackles and a QB hit in Cardinals win @ LAR (11/13) ... registered three tackles vs. SF (11/21) ... recorded one tackle and a TFL @ Den (12/18) ... recorded three assisted tackles vs. TB (12/25) ... started @ Atl (1/1) and recorded his first career forced fumble and fumble recovery; also added two tackles against the Falcons... saw action @ SF (1/8) and recorded one tackle.   Â
2021: Saw action in all 17 regular season games, including the first three starts of his career ... also made his postseason debut in the Cardinals Wild Card matchup … totaled 19 tackles (eight solo), two tackles for loss, three passes defensed and one forced fumble during the regular season ... registered one tackle and a pass defensed for a defense that held the NFL's two-time leading rusher Derrick Henry to just 58 rushing yards on 17 attempts (3.4 avg.) in the season-opener @ Ten (9/12); lined up on offense alongside J.J. Watt in the "Megawatt" package on Kyler Murray's two-yard TD run ... notched a career-high two passes defensed for a defense that shutout the 49ers in the first half vs. SF (10/10) ... started at DE for a unit that held the NFL's #1 ranked rushing attack (187.6 ypg) to just 73 yards and no TDs on 19 carries (3.8 avg.) @ Cle (10/17) ... recorded a single-game career-high five tackles (two solo) in his third career start vs. Ind (12/25) ... tallied one tackle and a QB hit in his playoff debut @ LAR (1/17/22).
2020: Totaled 11 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and three QB hits in 11 games ... made his NFL debut on defense in the season opener @ SF (9/13) ... had his first career tackle @ Car (10/4) ... tackled Frank Gore for a one-yard loss and stalled Le'Veon Bell in the backfield before he was brought down for a loss @ NYJ (10/11); helped limit the Jets to 162 net passing yards and four-of-13 on third down ... tallied a season-high three tackles for a unit that held the NFL's #1-ranked scoring offense to seven points in the second half and OT on Sunday Night Football vs. Sea (10/25) ... placed on injured reserve (ankle) on 11/14, designated for return on 12/2 and activated on 12/5 ... recorded two solo tackles (both for loss) in his in return from injury vs. LAR (12/6) ... matched a season high with three tackles including a tackle for loss and his first career sack vs. Phi (12/20).
All-American and two-time first-team All-Pac 12 selection appeared in 45 games (28 starts) in four seasons with the Utes … totaled 85 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick ... named a team captain, earned second-team All-American honors from Walter Camp, FWAA and Phil Steele and third-team honors from the AP as a senior in 2019 … also earned first-team All-Pac-12 accolades … started all 13 games he played and finished with 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks, nine tackles for loss, two passes defensed and one forced fumble … started 13 of 14 games played and earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after setting career highs in tackles (33) and sacks (3.0) while adding 5.5 tackles for loss as a junior in 2018 ... played in all 13 games (two starts) and totaled 22 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during his sophomore season ... appeared in five games as a true freshman.
Name pronounced "LECK-ee FOH-too" … prepped at San Leandro (CA) High School before moving to Utah where he attended Herriman (Riverton, UT) High School … as a senior at Herriman in 2015, earned Deseret News 5A MVP and first-team All-State honors … also named 2015 Salt Lake Tribune first-team All-State and earned a spot on the All-Salt Lake Tribune Team … 2015 Region 4 Defensive MVP … had 10 tackles in win over Lone Peak in the 2015 Utah 5A state championship game … caught a 24-yard TD pass and helped Herriman's defense hold Sky View to minus 22 rushing yards in the 2015 state semifinal game … did not play football as a junior in 2014 … in 2013, attended San Leandro HS (CA) where he played football, rugby and basketball … played on the USA Rugby Boys High School All-American team and trained with the London Wasps rugby team in 2013 … has three brothers who have played college football – older brothers Joe (Illinois) and Anthony (Arizona) and younger brother David (Snow College) … earned his bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies in the spring of 2020.
