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Jay
Tufele

DET Lions

6'3"

305lbs

26y/o

Overall Grade '25

94th/134 - DIs

Snap Count '25

229

126th/225 - DIs

Pressures '25

124th/134 - DIs

Tackles '25

112th/134 - DIs

Jay

Tufele

DET Lions

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Summary Bio

Last updated: 5/7/2026

Jay Tufele is an interior defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions who earned a 51.0 overall PFF defensive grade in the 2025 season, 94th among 134 qualified interior defensive linemans. His PFF pass-rush grade of 51.1 ranked 126th among 134 qualified interior defensive linemans. His run-defense grade of 55.8 ranked 61st at the position.

He generated 6 total pressures as a pass rusher. That total included 0 sacks, 6 hurries, 0 hits. Against the run, he recorded 11 solo tackles.

Career

Teams

Year

New York Jets

2025

Cincinnati Bengals

2022 - 2024

Jacksonville Jaguars

2021

USC Trojans

2017 - 2019

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Season Stats

2025

Regular

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).

SOLO TACKLES

112th/134 DIs

SACKS

105th/134 DIs

ASSISTS

133rd/134 DIs

FORCED FUMBLES

27th/134 DIs

Defense

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Rank

112

Solo Tackles

133

Assists

Forced Fumbles

121

Stops

105

Sacks

112

Hurries

116

Hits

124

Total Pressures

Batted Passes

Snaps

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Rank

126

Total Snaps

229

133

Run Defense Snaps

100

119

Pass Rush Snaps

129

Jay Tufele

Summary Bio

Career

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Defense

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