Player Career

Jay Tufele Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUSC5.513.54.3
2019 PostseasonUSC1121.66.65.5
2019 Regular SeasonUSC1121.66.60
2020 Regular SeasonUSC0-11

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