Jay Toia
Jay Toia
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Jay Toia has been at UCLA through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against LSU, Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 3 sacks — drafted at #217 overall by Dallas.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DallasEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024
W 20–17
vs Iowa
0 TFL · 2 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to David Gusta’s 2023 season.
Matches David on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Gibson Sr.'s senior season at Marshall (2023).
Matches Isaiah on
Differs from Isaiah on