Defensive end, Ohio State, 2021–24
J.T. Tuimoloau
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 269 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Edgewood, WA
- Born
- May 10, 2003
J.T. Tuimoloau played defensive end at Ohio State (2021–24). The Indianapolis Colts took Tuimoloau in round 2, No. 45 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Tennessee, 20242sacks, career highthree times; last vs. Oregon, 20242interceptions, career highat Penn State, 2022Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2024
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 17 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 38 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 61 | 35 | 21.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Career | 144 | 72 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 44 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Ohio State | 44 | DE | So. | ||
| 2023 | Ohio State | 44 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Ohio State | 44 | DE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 269 |
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
2024 Ohio State 15 games, 61 tackles, 12.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 52–6 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 56–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Marshall | W 49–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Michigan State | W 38–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Iowa | W 35–7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Oregon | L 31–32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Nebraska | W 21–17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Penn State | W 20–13 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Purdue | W 45–0 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Indiana | W 38–15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Michigan | L 10–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 42–17 | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Oregon | W 41–21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. Texas | W 28–14 | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 34–23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Ohio State 13 games, 38 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atIndiana | W 23–3 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Youngstown State | W 35–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 63–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atNotre Dame | W 17–14 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Maryland | W 37–17 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atPurdue | W 41–7 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Penn State | W 20–12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Rutgers | W 35–16 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Michigan State | W 38–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Minnesota | W 37–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atMichigan | L 24–30 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 3–14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Ohio State 11 games, 28 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Notre Dame | W 21–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Arkansas State | W 45–12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Toledo | W 77–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Wisconsin | W 52–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Rutgers | W 49–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Iowa | W 54–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atPenn State | W 44–31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Northwestern | W 21–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Indiana | W 56–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atMaryland | W 43–30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Michigan | L 23–45 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Ohio State 11 games, 17 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs.Oregon | L 28–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tulsa | W 41–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Akron | W 59–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atRutgers | W 52–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Maryland | W 66–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atIndiana | W 54–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Penn State | W 33–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atNebraska | W 26–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Purdue | W 59–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atMichigan | L 27–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Utah | W 48–45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ | |
| Weight | 265 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 82⅜″ | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″W | |
| Bench press | 24 repsW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 sW |
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).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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