
- Name
- J.T. Tuimoloau
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- DE
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 270
- Hometown
- Edgewood, WA
- High School
- Eastside Catholic
- Current Team
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2021, 2022
Pronunciation: TWO-ee-mow-low-ow
Weight: 270 (2022), 277 (2021)
2021: He played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2021 … his 339 plays were second-most among all true freshmen defenders and fourth among all freshmen on the team … contributed 17 total tackles, including 4.5 tackles-for-losses totaling 30 yards … had quarterback sacks vs. in consecutive games vs. Maryland, Indiana and Penn State … his high game of three tackles came in the Rose Bowl vs. Utah.
2021 Media Guide: Made his commitment to Ohio State on July 4, 2021, becoming the final member of the 2021 recruiting class … is the highest-rated defensive prospect to sign with Ohio State in the modern recruiting era (2000-present) … the nation’s No. 1-rated overall prospect according to 247Sports.com … his commitment gave the Buckeyes five of the nation’s top-10 ranked players in the 2021 signing class … named the 2021 Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year.
High School: Led Eastside Catholic to a pair of 3A state titles in his career (2018 and 2019) … named the SBLive Washington Player of the Year despite a shortened high school season that occurred in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic … as a junior in 2019, he led Eastside Catholic in tackles (64) and sacks (11) … was a 2020 All-American Bowl selection … selected as SBLive’s 3A Senior Athlete of the Year … four-year member of the Eastside Catholic basketball team with a career scoring average of 11.1 points per game … in a pandemic-shortened senior season, he averaged 18.0 points per game and eight rebounds while playing guard, forward and center.
Personal: Is the son of Ponce de Leon Faletoi and Alofa Tuimoloau.
Defensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4.5 | 30 | 2.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 10.5 | 39 | 3.5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Total | - | 26 | 13 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 69 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 |