Jahlani Tavai
Career · 2019 to 2025
206Solo tackles
5.5Sacks
4INT
101 regular season games
At a glance
Patriots hubLatest gamesBox score
Sun, Oct 18, 2026
L vs Texans 31 - 34 · Week 62 tkl Sun, Sep 27, 2026
W vs Patriots 35 - 6 · Week 32 tkl Sun, Sep 20, 2026
L at Broncos 13 - 20 · Week 21 tkl Sun, Sep 13, 2026
W vs Browns 34 - 10 · Week 13 tkl Sun, Feb 8, 2026
L vs Seahawks 13 - 29 · Super Bowl1 tkl Sun, Jan 25, 2026
W at Broncos 10 - 7 · Conf. Championship1 tkl 
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2019 to 2025 · 101 games.
Defense
206solo tackles
5.5sacks
4INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
7 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 28 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New England Patriots | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New England Patriots | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 17 | 44 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 17 | 52 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 12 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · New England Patriots
Most recent results for the franchise while Jahlani Tavai was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
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L
24, 30 @ Bears
2026-07 · Oct 22, 2026 · REGULAR
W
26, 19 vs Jets
2026-06 · Oct 18, 2026 · REGULAR
W
45, 17 vs Raiders
2026-05 · Oct 11, 2026 · REGULAR
W
29, 26 @ Bills
2026-04 · Oct 4, 2026 · REGULAR
L
6, 35 @ Jaguars
2026-03 · Sep 27, 2026 · REGULAR
W
20, 3 vs Steelers
2026-02 · Sep 20, 2026 · REGULAR
L
10, 13 @ Seahawks
2026-01 · Sep 9, 2026 · REGULAR
L
13, 29 vs Seahawks
2025-22 · Feb 8, 2026 · PLAYOFF
Other "Tavai" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname, ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
Hawaii alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Hawaii.
Kohl Levao
OL · 2024 · Jets
Ilm Manning
OT · 2023 · Panthers
Jordan Murray
TE · 2023 · Giants
Rico Bussey
WR · 2021 · Steelers
JoJo Ward
WR · 2020 · Cardinals
John Ursua
WR · 2019 · Seahawks
Dejon Allen
OT · 2018 · Bears
Trayvon Henderson
DB · 2018 · Bengals
Jerrol Garcia-Williams
LB · 2017 · Broncos
Leo Koloamatangi
C · 2017 · Jets
2019 NFL Draft · Round 2 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#33
#34
#35
#37
#38
#39
#40
#41
#42
#44
Byron Murphy
CB · ARI
#34
Rock Ya-Sin
CB · IND
#35
Jawaan Taylor
OT · JAX
#36
#37
Deebo Samuel
SFO
Greg Little
WR · CAR
#37
Greg Little
OT · CAR
#38
Cody Ford
OT · BUF
#39
Sean Murphy-Bunting
CB · TAM
#40
Trayvon Mullen
CB · OAK
#41
Dalton Risner
G · DEN
#42
Drew Lock
QB · DEN
#44
Elgton Jenkins
C · GNB
LB peers of the era
Other LBs who debuted within five seasons of Jahlani Tavai.
Aaron Adeoye
Debut 2019 · Packers
Ahmad Gooden
Debut 2019 · Bills
Andrew Dowell
Debut 2019 · #50 · Saints
Anthony Nelson
Debut 2019 · #98 · Buccaneers
Anthony Pittman
Debut 2019 · #41 · Lions
Azeez Al-Shaair
Debut 2019 · Texans
Ben Burr-Kirven
Debut 2019 · #55 · Seahawks
Blake Cashman
Debut 2019 · #51 · Vikings