Defensive line, USC, 2017–20
Jay Tufele
Lettered 2018–19 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 78
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Class (2020)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Born
- Jul 25, 1999
Jay Tufele played defensive line at USC (2017–20). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Tufele in round 4, No. 106 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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
2019 USC 13 games, 41 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Fresno State | W 31–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Stanford | W 45–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at BYU | L 27–30 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Utah | W 30–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Washington | L 14–28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Notre Dame | L 27–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arizona | W 41–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Colorado | W 35–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Oregon | L 24–56 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Arizona State | W 31–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at California | W 41–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UCLA | W 52–35 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Iowa | L 24–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 USC 9 games, 16 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UNLV | W 43–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atStanford | L 3–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Texas | L 14–37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Washington State | W 39–36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atArizona | W 24–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Colorado | W 31–20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atUtah | L 28–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Arizona State | L 35–38 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Notre Dame | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 305 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.02 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.75 s |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| Broad jump | 8′9″ |
| Bench press | 30 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.81 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.90 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 33 | 52 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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