J.R. TAVAITavai, John RobertHeight: 6-2 Weight: 250 Born: September 23, 1993 Inglewood, CA High School: Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2012 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2013 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2014 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Relatives: Brother of Jahlani Tavai; brother of J.R. Tavai; brother of Justus Tavai |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL | 41 | LOLB | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL | 44 | DE | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2019 OTT CFL | 44 | DE | 16 | 16 |
| 2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)2021 BC CFL | 10 | DE | 9 | 9 |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 31 | 25 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/11/2015 | 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL |
| Released (Injury Settlement) | 9/10/2015 | 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL |
| Practice Squad | 11/11/2015 | 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL |
| Signed | 12/12/2015 | 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL |
| Released | 9/3/2016 | 2016 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2016 TEN NFL |
| Practice Squad | 12/6/2016 | 2016 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2016 TEN NFL |
| Signed | 2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL | |
| Free Agent | 2/11/2020 | 2019 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2019 OTT CFL |
| Signed | 2/11/2020 | 2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)2021 BC CFL |
| Free Agent | 2/8/2022 | 2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)2021 BC CFL |
| Signed | 2/9/2022 | 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2022 HAM CFL |
| Released | 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)2022 HAM CFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.1 | 31 | 6.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 43 | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2019 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2019 OTT CFL | 8.0 | 60.0 |
| 2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)2021 BC CFL | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 10.0 | 69.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2015 TEN NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2018 OTT CFL | 15 | 8 | 7 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Ottawa REDBLACKS (CFL)2019 OTT CFL | 51 | 50 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)2021 BC CFL | 18 | 15 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 84 | 73 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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