Jay TufeleDetroit Lions · #57
Jay Tufele — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where he stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees him
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
| Season | G | Tkl | Sack | FF | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 46 | 56 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Detroit Lions built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Jay Tufele is a Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions, in his 6th NFL season.
Turning pro
Drafted 106th overall, 2021 as a Defensive Tackle.
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Jay Tufele is a Detroit Lions defensive tackle, drafted 106th overall, 2021.
Chapter
Across 5 seasons (2021–2025) he has recorded 56 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Chapter
Most recently he posted 12 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 320 lbs
- Draft
- 106th overall, 2021
- Born
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #57
