#66

Jonah Tavai

DL · San Diego State · Sr. · #66

All-Conf HMSan Diego State 2022 alumnus
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Jonah Tavai

DL · San Diego State · Sr · #66

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#3806 national
CFB
College
San Diego State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Mountain West

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy
2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Mountain West

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022San Diego State583014.010.5------
2021San Diego State472314.08.51----
Career1055328.019.01----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2022

W 43–27

vs San José State

3 TFL  ·  3 SACKS  ·  3 SOLO

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 David Green’s 2022 season.

David Green

84%match

Pittsburgh · 2022

#2

Izaiah Reed

New Mexico State · 2022

83%
#3

Jared Dawson

Louisville · 2022

80%
#4

Hale Motu'apuaka

Utah State · 2022

78%
#5

Roderick Brown

North Texas · 2021

76%

Matches David on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate

Differs from David on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to David Green's junior season at Pittsburgh (2022).

David Green

87%match

Pittsburgh · 2022

#2

Taizse Johnson

Maryland · 2023

84%
#3

Miguel Jackson

Charlotte · 2023

79%
#4

Hale Motu'apuaka

Utah State · 2022

76%
#5

Zaylin Wood

Middle Tennessee · 2022

75%

Matches David on

Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate