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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2000-12-13) December 13, 2000 (age 23) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 283 lb (128 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, California) |
| College: | San Diego State (2019–2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | American |
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| Player stats at PFR · CFL.ca | |
Jonah Tavai (born December 13, 2000) is an American professional gridiron football defensive end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college footballatSan Diego State.
Tavai grew up in Manhattan Beach, California and graduated from Mira Costa High School, as did his older brothers J. R. Tavai, Jahlani Tavai, and Justus Tavai.[1] He committed to San Diego State to play football on February 6, 2019.[2]
In his collegiate career he totaled 148 tackles, 37 going for a loss of yardage, 25 sacks, a pass deflection, and one forced fumble.[3] His best collegiate year occurred during the 2022 season where he put up, 59 tackles, 14 going for loss, and 10.5 sacks. For his performance he was named to the first team, All-Mountain West.[4][5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft10+1⁄8 in (1.78 m) |
283 lb (128 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
5.06 s | 1.75 s | 2.92 s | 4.70 s | 7.65 s | 26.5 in (0.67 m) |
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
29 reps | |
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After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Tavai was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent.[8] He was waived with a non-football injury designation on July 26, 2023.[9]
On January 19, 2024, Tavai signed with the BC Lions.[10] On June 2, 2024, Tavai was re-assigned to the Practice Squad.[11]
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