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Jonah Laulu

DL · Oklahoma · Sr. · #8

Indianapolis — drafted 2024, Rd 7, Pick 14, #234 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jonah Laulu

DL · Oklahoma · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2582 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 · #234
Indianapolis · 2024

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Oklahoma
2022era →
2023

Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Stoops → Brent Venables. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 3rd NFL season

#234Rd 7 · Pick 14
IndianapolisEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Hawai'i6-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced
2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Oklahoma832.51.0------
2022Oklahoma2065.51.511--
2021Hawai'i33218.04.01----
Career613016.06.521--

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jonah Laulu’s 2021 season.

Jonah Laulu

81%match

Hawai'i · 2021

NFL Rd 7
#2

Mohamed Diallo

Arizona · 2021

81%
#3

James Thompson Jr.

Wisconsin · 2022

78%
#4

Sean Martin

West Virginia · 2022

77%
#5

Tyler Onyedim

Iowa State · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 2
76%

Matches Jonah on

Weight
Height
TFL rate

Differs from Jonah on

Sack rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Vernon Broughton's junior season at Texas (2023).

Texas · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 7
#2

Brandon Dorlus

Oregon · 2022

NFL Rd 4
79%
#3

Quindario Lee

Central Michigan · 2023

77%
#4

Josh Ellison

Oklahoma · 2022

77%
#5

Tiaoalil Savea

Arizona · 2023

76%

Matches Vernon on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight