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Defensive line, Alabama, 2012–16
Dalvin Tomlinson
- Number
- No. 54
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- McDonaugh, GA
- Born
- Feb 28, 1994, in McDonough, Georgia
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Dalvin Tomlinson played defensive line at Alabama (2012–16). The New York Giants took Tomlinson in round 2, No. 55 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Chattanooga, 2016Team titles: National champions, 2012 and 2015; SEC champions, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alabama | 62 | 17 | 5.5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2016 Alabama 15 games, 62 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. USC | W 52–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 38–10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Ole Miss | W 48–43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kent State | W 48–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Kentucky | W 34–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Arkansas | W 49–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Tennessee | W 49–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Texas A&M | W 33–14 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at LSU | W 10–0 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Mississippi State | W 51–3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Chattanooga | W 31–3 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Auburn | W 30–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Florida | W 54–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 24–7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 31–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–15).
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ | |
| Weight | 310 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 82″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.19 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.81 s | |
| Vertical jump | 27″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.68 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.59 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 139 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New York Giants | 15 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | New York Giants | 16 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | New York Giants | 15 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 16 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 139 | 323 | 20.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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