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T.J. Pesefea

DL · Arizona State · Sr. · #44

Arizona State 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

T.J. Pesefea

DL · Arizona State · Sr · #44

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Arizona State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Arizona State8-5HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy
2022Arizona State3-9HC: Herm Edwards · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Arizona State39185.02.53----
2021Arizona State2081.00.01----
Career59266.02.54----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2022

W 42–34

at Colorado

2 TOT

Edged out Colorado on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

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.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jacob Slade’s 2021 season.

Jacob Slade

94%match

Michigan State · 2021

All-Big Ten
#2

Kevin Hester Jr.

North Carolina · 2021

93%
#3

Tim Smith

Alabama · 2022

NFL Rd 6
88%
#4

Chris McClellan

Florida · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 13
86%
#5

Fabien Lovett Sr.

Florida State · 2021

84%

Matches Jacob on

Sack rate
TFL rate
Height

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris McClellan's junior season at Missouri (2024).

Missouri · 2024

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 13
#2

Tim Smith

Alabama · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 6
86%
#3

Tawfiq Thomas

Colorado · 2024

84%
#4

Kris Jenkins

Michigan · 2023

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 17
83%
#5

Demarcus Elliott

Indiana · 2022

83%

Matches Chris on

Class year
Height
TFL rate