Defensive line, BYU, to 2020
Khyiris Tonga
- Number
- No. 95
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 321 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- West Valley, UT
- Born
- Jul 7, 1996, in West Valley City, Utah
Wikipedia readers: about 5,205 a month over the past year
Khyiris Tonga played defensive line at BYU (to 2020). The Chicago Bears took Tonga in round 7, No. 250 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, best game on fileat Coastal Carolina, 20202sacks, best game on filevs. Troy, 2020Defense
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
2020 BYU 11 games, 36 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Navy | W 55–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Troy | W 48–7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 45–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. UTSA | W 27–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Texas State | W 52–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 41–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Boise State | W 51–17 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. North Alabama | W 66–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | at Coastal Carolina | L 17–22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs. San Diego State | W 28–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. UCF | W 49–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 BYU 13 games, 45 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Utah | L 12–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Tennessee | W 29–26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. USC | W 30–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Washington | L 19–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Toledo | L 21–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at South Florida | L 23–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Boise State | W 28–25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Utah State | W 42–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Liberty | W 31–24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Idaho State | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Massachusetts | W 56–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atSan Diego State | L 3–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Hawai’i | L 34–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 BYU 11 games, 29 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Arizona | W 28–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. California | L 18–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at Wisconsin | W 24–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. McNeese | W 30–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atWashington | L 7–35 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Utah State | L 20–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Hawai’i | W 49–23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 6–7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atBoise State | L 16–21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atMassachusetts | W 35–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 49–18 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2017 BYU 11 games, 19 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Portland State | W 20–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. LSU | L 0–27 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Utah | L 13–19 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Wisconsin | L 6–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atUtah State | L 24–40 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Boise State | L 7–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Mississippi State | L 10–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. San José State | W 41–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Fresno State | L 13–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at UNLV | W 31–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atHawai’i | W 30–20 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 325 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 79″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.07 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 s |
| Vertical jump | 28″ |
| Broad jump | 8′9″ |
| Bench press | 35 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.83 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.73 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 52 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 26 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 52 | 111 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.