Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020USC
Jay Tufele
DL • 6'3" • 305 lbs • Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jay Tufele shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Jay Tufele built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 78, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Jay Tufele's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 106
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Jay Tufele, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · USC. Jay Tufele shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Jay Tufele quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · DL
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bingham · USC
- High school pipeline
- Bingham · 38 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 1 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 78 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 9 | 16 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 36.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 38 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Jay Tufele played DL for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jay Tufele recorded 57 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
USC paired 11 primary output with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · USC
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.6
Usage
6.6
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Fresno State: 0. Stanford: 2. BYU: 1.5. Utah: 0. Washington: 3. Notre Dame: 0. Arizona: 2. Colorado: 0. Oregon: 2. Arizona State: 0. California: 0. UCLA: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 6 by 45. BYU: 3 by 27.5. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 4 by 46.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 2 by 28.3. Colorado: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 5 by 40.8. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. California: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Iowa | L 24-49 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UCLA | W 52-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ California | W 41-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Arizona State | W 31-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs OregonSplash game | L 24-56 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Colorado | W 35-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 41-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Notre Dame | L 27-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ WashingtonSplash game | L 14-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Utah | W 30-23 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ BYU | L 27-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 45-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Fresno State | W 31-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jay Tufele story
Jay Tufele built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 78, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Jay Tufele's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Jay Tufele's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 5.5 | 13.5 | 4.3 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 11 | 21.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 21.6 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington
Week 5 · L 14-28 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 2 · W 45-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Oregon
Week 10 · L 24-56 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 1 · W 43-21
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#5
@ BYU
Week 3 · L 27-30
1.5
Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · USC
11 primary output · 21.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage
47.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · USC
47.4
11 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · USC
36.3
5.5 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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