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Player Dossier
2021-2024Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau
DE • 6'5" • 269 lbs • Edgewood, WA, USA
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JT Tuimoloau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
97
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
JT Tuimoloau built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Edgewood, WA wearing No. 44, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of JT Tuimoloau's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 45
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
JT Tuimoloau, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ohio State. JT Tuimoloau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 144
- TFL
- 44
- Sacks
- 24
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
JT Tuimoloau quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 144
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Eastside Catholic · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Eastside Catholic · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 2 · Pick 13 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · DE 3rd (top 2%) · Big Ten 42nd (top 6%) · National 365th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 14 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 56.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 15 | 23 | 10 | 6.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 78.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 15 | 38 | 11.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 78.3 |
Related Context
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JT Tuimoloau played DE for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, JT Tuimoloau recorded 144 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Ohio State paired 42 primary output with 43.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 93.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
2.8
Efficiency
43.9
Usage
15.8
Consistency
69.2
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 3. Texas: 4. Oregon: 6. Tennessee: 5.5. Akron: 3. Western Michigan: 0. Marshall: 1. Michigan State: 3. Iowa: 1. Oregon: 3. Nebraska: 3. Penn State: 2. Purdue: 4. Indiana: 3. Michigan: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 5 by 50.8. Texas: 7 by 69.2. Oregon: 3 by 62.5. Tennessee: 8 by 83.3. Akron: 3 by 42.5. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 2 by 18.3. Michigan State: 3 by 42.5. Iowa: 2 by 18.3. Oregon: 3 by 42.5. Nebraska: 5 by 50.8. Penn State: 6 by 45. Purdue: 4 by 56.7. Indiana: 5 by 50.8. Michigan: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
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Wins3.0 · Games = 13 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/21 | @ Notre DameSplash game | W 34-23 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 1/11 | @ TexasSplash game | W 28-14 | 7 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Oregon2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/22 | vs Tennessee2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Michigan | L 10-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 38-15 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 45-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Penn StateSplash game | W 20-13 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 21-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ OregonSplash game | L 31-32 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Iowa | W 35-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | W 38-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Marshall | W 49-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 56-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs AkronSplash game | W 52-6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
JT Tuimoloau story
JT Tuimoloau built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Edgewood, WA wearing No. 44, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of JT Tuimoloau's career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 44 tackles for loss, 24 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives JT Tuimoloau's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 9 | 14.6 | 4.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 23 | 28.8 | 10.9 | 14 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 20 | 27.6 | 9 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 20 | 27.6 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 42 | 43.9 | 15.8 | 22 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 42 | 43.9 | 15.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 9 · W 44-31 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Tennessee
Week 1 · W 42-17 · Postseason
5.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon
Week 1 · W 41-21 · Postseason · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 7 · W 41-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 8 · W 20-12 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
42 primary output · 43.9 efficiency · 15.8 usage
78.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Ohio State
78.3
42 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 15.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
56.1
23 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
23
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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