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Jay Tufele

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New York Jets · DT

Jay Tufele recorded 33 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

33

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Jay Tufele's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2022
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 15, 2023

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 15, 2023

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 23, 2024

Washington Commanders vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2024

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2025
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 7, 2025

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2025

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2024
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 8, 2024

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2024

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 16, 2022

Cincinnati Bengals vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2022

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jay Tufele's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2022
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 16, 2022

Cincinnati Bengals vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 16, 2022

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 0.5 sacks

Regular Season
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 23, 2024

Washington Commanders vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2024

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2024
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 8, 2024

New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2024

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2024
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 22, 2024

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2024

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jay Tufele's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2019–present

01
JAXTUFELE—Jay Tufele
JAXLAWRENCE16Trevor Lawrence
JAXHINES-ALLEN41Josh Hines-Allen

Another top pick tries to make winning durable

Jacksonville Jaguars · The Lawrence rebuild

Jacksonville reset again, then Lawrence led a remarkable playoff comeback and a division title while the organization continued building around him.

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Franchise era

2020–present

02
CINTUFELE—Jay Tufele
CINBURROW9Joe Burrow
CINCHASE—Ja'Marr Chase

A fearless quarterback returns Cincinnati to the Super Bowl

Cincinnati Bengals · Burrow changes the ceiling

Burrow and Chase reunited from LSU, produced an immediate AFC championship and made Cincinnati a threat whenever its quarterback is healthy.

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Franchise era

2011–present

03
NYJTUFELE—Jay Tufele
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons33 career games17 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: USCDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 106Jersey: 781 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 5, 2021Most recent: Dec 21, 2025

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