Defensive line, Oklahoma (from Hawai’i), 2018–23
Jonah Laulu
Lettered 2018–21 at Hawai’i (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 292 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
- Born
- Jun 30, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Jonah Laulu played defensive line at Hawai’i (2019–21) and Oklahoma (2022–23). The Indianapolis Colts took Laulu in round 7, No. 234 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highat UCLA, 2021Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hawai’i | 8 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Hawai’i | 8 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Hawai’i | 8 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Oklahoma | 8 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 8 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′5″ | 292 |
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
2023 Oklahoma 8 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Arkansas State | W 73–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Tulsa | W 66–17 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Cincinnati | W 20–6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Iowa State | W 50–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UCF | W 31–29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 24–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. West Virginia | W 59–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at BYU | W 31–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Oklahoma 9 games, 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UTEP | W 45–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kent State | W 33–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Nebraska | W 49–14 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Kansas State | L 34–41 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Texas | L 0–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Kansas | W 52–42 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atIowa State | W 27–13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 28–13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas Tech | L 48–51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Hawai’i 10 games, 33 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at UCLA | L 10–44 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Portland State | W 49–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. San José State | L 13–17 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at New Mexico State | W 41–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Fresno State | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Nevada | L 17–34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Utah State | L 31–51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. San Diego State | L 10–17 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at UNLV | L 13–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Colorado State | W 50–45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Hawai’i 9 games, 26 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atFresno State | W 34–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Wyoming | L 7–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. New Mexico | W 39–33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atSan Diego State | L 10–34 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Boise State | L 32–40 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Nevada | W 24–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atSan José State | L 24–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.UNLV | W 38–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Houston | W 28–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2019 Hawai’i 5 games, 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | atNevada | W 54–3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atBoise State | L 37–59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Army | W 52–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | atBoise State | L 10–31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs.BYU | W 38–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅛″ |
| Weight | 292 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.96 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 s |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.57 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.59 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 12 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 48 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 32 | 85 | 5.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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