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JAXALUALU93

Tyson Alualu

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Detroit Lions · DE

Tyson Alualu recorded 172 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

172

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Tyson Alualu's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
2023
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 28, 2024

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 28, 2024

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 31, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 6, 2015

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2015

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2020
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 10, 2021

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2023
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 21, 2024

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 21, 2024

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tyson Alualu's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2018
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 18, 2018

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2018

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 31, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2020
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 14, 2020

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2020

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2015
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 27, 2015

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2015

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2020
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 13, 2020

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2020

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tyson Alualu's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2010

01
JAXALUALU—Tyson Alualu
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
JAXALUALU—Tyson Alualu
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

03
PITALUALU—Tyson Alualu
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2022–present

04
PITALUALU—Tyson Alualu
PITWATT90T.J. Watt
PITHEYWARD97Cameron Heyward

The standard meets a quarterback transition

Pittsburgh Steelers · After Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh has leaned on Watt and its defensive identity while searching for the long-term offense to begin its next championship chapter.

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Franchise era

2021–present

05
DETALUALU—Tyson Alualu
DETGOFF16Jared Goff
DETBROWN14Amon-Ra St. Brown

Culture, line play and a fearless contender

Detroit Lions · Restore the roar

Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell converted the Stafford trade into a deep core, won the division and reached the NFC Championship Game while reconnecting team and city.

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Career accomplishments

14 NFL seasons172 career games2 career receptions19 career receiving yards224 career solo tackles25 career sacksCollege: CaliforniaDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 10Jersey: 925 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2010Most recent: Jan 28, 2024

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history