Jay Tufele: Everything you need to know

Jay Tufele

Jay Tufele

DT

STATS

Jay Tufele

Jay Tufele Career Stats  

  • Career Stats - TACKLES

    TOTAL
    AST
    SOLO
    2
    2
    0

    Career Stats - Sacks

    SCK
    SCKYDS
    TFL
    0
    0
    0

    Career Stats - INTERCEPTIONS

    INT
    PD
    TD
    0
    0
    0

    Career Stats - Fumbles

    FF
    FR
    FTD
    0
    0
    0

    Tackles

    Season Team TOTAL AST SOLO
    2022 CIN 2 2 0

    Sacks

    Season Team SCK SCKYDS TFL
    2022 CIN 0 0 0

    Interceptions

    Season Team INT PD TD
    2022 CIN 0 0 0

    Defense Fumbles

    Season Team FF FR FTD
    2022 CIN 0 0 0
Jay Tufele

Jay Tufele Game Log   2025

  • Preseason
    defensive
    Date
    Opp
    Result
    SOLO
    AST
    TOTAL
    SACK
    SACKYDS
    INT
    DEF
    TFL
    8/16
    L 12-31
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    8/9
    W 30-10
    1
    2
    3
    1.5
    6.5
    0
    0
    1
Jay Tufele

Jay Tufele Player Profile and Salary  

Birthdate 7/25/1999 (26)
Status UFA
HT/WT 6'3", 305 lbs
Draft Info 2021: Rd 4; Pk (JAC)
Birthplace Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Position DT
College USC
Experience 5 seasons
2025 Salary $1,030,000

Career History

New York Jets 2025-2026 (1 season)
Cincinnati Bengals 2022-2025 (3 seasons)
Jacksonville Jaguars 2021-2022 (2 seasons)

Jay Tufele: Breaking News

Visits Detroit

The Lions hosted Tufele (foot) for a visit Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log. Tufele appeared in 12 regular-season games with the Jets last season, making two starts, but finished the campaign on injured reserve after recording 12 tackles (five solo) across 230 defensive snaps.

Heading to IR

The Jets placed Tufele (foot) on injured reserve Friday, Susanna Weir of the Jets' official site reports. Tufele was unable to practice all week after suffering a foot injury in the Jets' Week 16 loss to the Saints. With the move to IR, the 26-year-old will finish the season with 12 tackles (five solo). Jowon Briggs and Khalen Saunders are expected to have expanded roles on the defensive line behind Harrison Phillips with Tufele out.

Won't play Sunday

Tufele (foot) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Patriots. The USC product logged consecutive DNPs to begin the Jets' week of practice, so it's no surprise that he won't play in Sunday's divisional matchup. While Tufele is sidelined in Week 17, expect Khalen Saunders and Jowon Briggs to have expanded roles on New York's defensive line.