The Colorado Buffaloes topped off their excellent 2026 transfer portal class at the linebacker position with former Texas Longhorn Liona Lefau.Lefau was listed as a four-star transfer by 247Sports after being an anchor of Texas’s defense and helping the Longhorns to a College Football Playoff berth. He now hopes to do the same for the Buffs and build his NFL Draft stock in the process.How Liona Lefau’s can build his NFL Draft stockSep 14, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns defensive lineman Jermayne Lole (99) and linebacker Liona Lefau (18) celebrate after a sack against the UTSA Roadrunners in the second quarter at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sara Diggins/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images | Sara Diggins/USA TODAY Network via Imagn ImagesLefau comes to Colorado with the benefit of having crucial experience in the SEC. While with the Longhorns, Lefau played against 15 teams ranked within the AP Top 25, nine of which were in conference play.Lefau’s experience against so many NFL-caliber players has him well prepared to face the highest level of competition. Additionally, the environments surrounding SEC competition are some of the closest that college football has to the professional ranks.If Lefau can translate the high level of production he had at Texas over to the Buffaloes in the Big 12, he’ll be certain to catch NFL attention. Production in two of the FBS’s Power Four conferences will jump off the page and boost NFL scouts’ confidence in Lefau to adjust to the next level.How Chris Marve will prepare Liona Lefau for the NFL DraftMSU defensive run game coordinator Chris Marve speaks to reporters at Media Day on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at the Leo Seal Complex. Photo by Keith Warren