| No. 74 – Carolina Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1999-05-20) May 20, 1999 (age 25)[1] Samoa |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 327 lb (148 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fife (Fife, Washington) |
| College: | Washington (2018–2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
| |
| Roster status: | Active |
Ulumoo "M.J." Ale (born May 20, 1999)[1] is an American professional football player who is a defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies.
Ale attended Fife High School. In Ale's junior season, he was named the 2A SPSL Mountain Division defensive lineman of the year, while in his senior season Ale was named the 2A South Puget Sound League Mountain Most Valuable Player.[2] Coming out of high school, Ale was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Washington Huskies.[3][4]
In Ale's first season in 2019, he played in all 13 games for the Huskies.[5][6] Between the 2020 and 2021 season, Ale played in sixteen games while making ten starts at guard for the Huskies.[7][8] Ahead of the 2022, Ale switched from playing the offensive line to the defensive line.[9][10] In Ale's first game as a defensive lineman in week one of the 2022 season, he recorded his first career tackle in a win over Portland State.[11] During Ale's first season on the defensive line in 2022, he recorded 11 tackles with one being for a loss, and a pass deflection.[12]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+1⁄5 in (1.96 m) |
327 lb (148 kg) |
34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
28.5 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) |
32 reps | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day[13] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Ale decided to sign with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent.[14][15]
