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Jaylahn Tuimoloau

Defensive End, Indianapolis Colts · #91.

Player facts

Team: Indianapolis Colts
Position: Defensive End
Number: 91
Born: May 10, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Edgewood, WA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 264 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	8	3	5	1	1.5	1
Last 5 Games	8	3	5	1	1.5	0
Career	25	9	16	1	3	5

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ PIT	L 34-22	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs WSH	W 30-13	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs HOU	W 19-17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ KC	L 33-30 OT	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BAL	L 41-23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jaylahn "JT" Tuimoloau (too-EE-MOH-lou-OW; born May 10, 2003) is an American professional football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Colts in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. He was named the 2020 Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year.

From Wikipedia’s article on JT Tuimoloau, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Tuimoloau was born on May 10, 2003, in Tacoma, Washington, and grew up in Edgewood, Washington, located in north Pierce County. In view of his size and athletic attributes and hoping to increase his prospects of an athletic scholarship, JT was encouraged by his family to commute several hours a day to attend Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Washington, a football powerhouse.

At Eastside, Tuimoloau was named the 2020 Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year. A top national gridiron prospect, Tuimoloau attracted offers from West coast regional football powers such as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Southern California, and UCLA as well as leading national programs like Notre Dame University, the University of Oklahoma, University of Alabama, Texas A&M, and the University of Michigan, before committing to play at the Ohio State University.

He was also offered a basketball scholarship for the Oregon Ducks.

College career

Tuimolau played in every game at Ohio State as a freshman in 2021. He finished the season with 17 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks. Tuimolau also considered playing basketball for the Buckeyes, but opted to focus on football.

Against Penn State in 2022, he had two interceptions, two sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown, becoming the first FBS player to accomplish that since 2000.

In his senior season of 2024, Tuimoloau helped lead the Buckeyes to a national championship in the College Football Playoff.