Jahlani TavaiTavai, Jahlani KarlPosition: LB Height: 6-2 Weight: 250 Born: September 28, 1996 Inglewood, CA High School: Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hawaii | Redshirted |
| 2015 | Hawaii | Lettered |
| 2016 | Hawaii | Lettered |
| 2017 | Hawaii | Lettered |
| 2018 | Hawaii | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (43rd overall) 2019 Detroit Lions |
| Relatives: Brother of Jonah Tavai; brother of J.R. Tavai; brother of Justus Tavai |
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| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 51 | MLB-ILB | 15 | 6 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 51 | MLB-WLB | 16 | 10 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 48 | MLB | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 48 | SLB | 17 | 12 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 48 | OLB | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 48 | ILB | 17 | 16 |
| 2025 New England Patriots (NFL)2025 NE NFL | 48 | OLB-ILB | 12 | 6 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 107 | 66 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2019 | 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/2019 | 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/23/2019 | 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Practice Squad | 9/2/2021 | 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL |
| Practice Squad Elevation | 9/25/2021 | 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL |
| Signed | 10/13/2021 | 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/26/2025 | 2025 New England Patriots (NFL)2025 NE NFL |
| Activated | 10/4/2025 | 2025 New England Patriots (NFL)2025 NE NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 694 | 0 | 0.0 | 604 | 52.2 | 90 | 19.1 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 748 | 0 | 0.0 | 624 | 55.6 | 124 | 28.0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 251 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 5.2 | 195 | 44.4 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 900 | 0 | 0.0 | 570 | 50.4 | 330 | 72.2 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 1196 | 0 | 0.0 | 837 | 73.6 | 359 | 78.4 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 1106 | 0 | 0.0 | 915 | 81.8 | 191 | 43.7 |
| 2025 New England Patriots (NFL)2025 NE NFL | 446 | 0 | 0.0 | 228 | 22.4 | 218 | 49.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5341 | 0 | 3834 | 19.1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5.5 | 47.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 58 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 58 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots (NFL)2021 NE NFL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 69 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 110 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 115 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 New England Patriots (NFL)2025 NE NFL | 42 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 466 | 432 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 New England Patriots (NFL)2022 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 New England Patriots (NFL)2024 NE NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 New England Patriots (NFL)2025 NE NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 0 | 12 | 133 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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