Player·
Jahlani Tavai
Jahlani Tavai
LB · NE
29 yrs
Hawaii
Description
Position
LB
Team
NE
Status
UFA
Born
1996-09-28
Age
29
Height
6'2"
Weight
255 lb
College
Hawaii
Draft
2019 · R2 · Pick 11 · DET
Rookie yr
2019
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$5.3M/yr
Total
$16.0M
Guaranteed
$9.0M
% of cap
2.1%
Term
2024–2027 (3y)
Value#234/432
4.31DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
7 seasons
Seasons7 2019–2025
Games101
Tackles416
Sacks5.5
TFL21
INT4
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.020.481.810.00+0.48
Sacks0.060.325.300.00+0.32
Assist Tackles17.643.947.921.0+22.9
Solo Tackles18.830.146.520.0+10.1
Tackles for Loss2.735.7014.34.00+1.70
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025NE122021410.004001000012.3%1392.3%7.095.83.2
2024NE1752571091.027150007514.3%86.5%5576.4%7.896.94.4
2023NE174445891.044252005120.0%108.3%3574.3%4.769.51.2
2022NE172632581.542020007421.4%00.0%2975.9%4.394.61.0
2021NE938110.0000000000212.5%5100.0%23.2158.34.8
2020DET152826540.01100200320.0%812.1%3076.7%9.0143.14.2
2019DET143321542.033121004150.0%812.1%2369.6%8.778.45.7
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2018Hawai'i42422.02
2017Hawai'i66665.51
2016Hawai'i80807.02
2015Hawai'i28283.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks5.5954th
INTs4611th
Solo Tkl206677th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
028
QBH/g
018
TFL/g
0.361
FF/g
0.184
Solo/g
1.773
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs31
Conf. Championship10
Super Bowl01
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles132023 Wk14 vs PIT109'24
Sacks12019 Wk1 vs ARI2'19
TFL22025 Wk17 vs NYJ7'24
INT12019 Wk15 vs TB2'23
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity