Jacksonville Jaguars · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Hawai'i (2019 Round 2, Pick 43)

Jahlani Tavai

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 10 recorded. The score is withheld until Jahlani Tavai reaches the minimum.
Combined tackles
107 solo · 3 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
355.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.105Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk n/a
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Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk n/a
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Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk n/a
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Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk n/a
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Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk n/a
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Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a
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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.105 → Shrunk n/a
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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Jahlani Tavai. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs CLEW 34-1032000006
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ DENL 13-2011000000
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs NEW 35-6210000010
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ CINW 22-1700000000
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs PHIW 19-1700000000
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs HOUL 31-3422000001
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs INDW 42-7210000018

College to the NFL: Hawai'i to Jacksonville Jaguars

Verified identity bridge linking Jahlani Tavai's college regular-season tackles at Hawai'i to official NFL game lines.

Hawai'i (College tackles)

1172016
1242017
822018
4343rd pick
2019 Draft

JAX (NFL tackles)

542019
542020
112021
582022
892023
1092024
412025
102026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2019DET15543321233211597
2020DET16542826011002624
2021NE13113800000056
2022NE175826321.524200570
2023NE17894445144522837
2024NE171095257172510915
2025NE12412021040001228
2026 (so far)JAX7107300000035

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