Signed a two-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent (from Jacksonville) on March 21, 2017…re-signed a two-year extension with the Jaguars on March 8, 2015…originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round (10th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
PRO (126-93/1-0): Signed a two-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent (from Jacksonville) on March 21, 2017…re-signed a two-year extension with the Jaguars on March 8, 2015…originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round (10th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
2017 (16-5/1-0): Saw action in all 16 regular season games with five starts and made his first career postseason appearance…set a single-season career high of 4.0 sacks…added 39 total tackles (25 solo) and one pass defensed.
9/10 at Cleveland: Made his Steelers debut with 1 special teams tackle.
- 10/22 vs. Cincinnati: Recorded his first sack a Steeler, bringing down Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton for an 11-yard loss in the fourth quarter.
- 10/29 at Detroit: Sacked Detroit QB Matthew Stafford on a Lions’ 4th-and-1 from Pittsburgh’s 1-yard line in the third quarter.
- 12/31 vs. Cleveland: Tallied single-game career highs in tackles with 8 (6 solo) and sacks (2.0) – the first multi-sack game of his NFL regular-season career...tied with LB T.J. Watt for the team high in tackles.
- 1/14 vs. Jacksonville: Made the first playoff appearance of his career, recording one solo tackle.
2016 (14-10) (JAX): Played in 14 regular-season games with 10 starts…inactive 9/11 vs. Green Bay and 9/18 at San Diego…registered 36 tackles and 2.5 sacks…tied his single-season career-high with one forced fumble.
- 10/2 vs. Indianapolis: Recorded his first sack of the season.
- 10/23 vs. Oakland: Played in his 100th career game.
- 11/20 at Detroit: Notched his second sack of the season.
- 11/27 at Buffalo: Had a season-high five tackles, and split a sack with LB Myles Jack.
2015 (16-13) (JAX): Played in all 16 regular-season games for the sixth consecutive season (13 starts)…notched 26 tackles, 2.0 sacks, a single-season career-high two pass breakups, and recovered the third fumble of his career.
- 9/20 at Miami: Recorded a three-yard reception, the first of his career, for a first down.
- 10/11 at Tampa Bay: Totaled a season-high four tackles.
- 10/25 vs. Buffalo: Registered his first sack of the season.
- 11/15 at Baltimore: Recovered his third career fumble.
- 12/6 at Tennessee: Posted his second sack of the season…also caught his second career pass (16-yard reception)
- 12/27 at New Orleans: Blocked a fourth-quarter field goal attempt…marked his first career block.
2014 (16-0) (JAX): Played in every regular-season game…totaled 30 tackles and 2.0 sacks…totaled a season-high seven tackles 9/14 at Washington.
- 11/30 vs. N.Y. Giants: Sacked QB Eli Manning for a one-yard loss, marking his first sack of the year.
- 12/28 at Houston: Registered his second sack of the season.
2013 (16-16) (JAX): Started 16-of-16 regular-season games for the fourth consecutive season…totaled 44 tackles, 1.5 sacks, eight quarterback pressures and one pass breakup…had a season-high six tackles on two occasions (10/20 vs. San Diego and 12/15 vs. Buffalo).
- 9/15 at Oakland: Split a sack with DT Brandon Deaderick.
- 9/29 vs. Indianapolis: Sacked QB Andrew Luck for a 10-yard loss, his first full sack of the season…added two quarterback pressures.
2012 (16-16) (JAX): Started 16-of-16 regular-season games…recorded a single-season career-high 45 tackles…matched single-season career highs in sacks (3.5) and fumble recoveries (1).
- 9/9 at Minnesota: Recorded his first sack of the season, taking down QB Christian Ponder.
- 11/8 vs. Indianapolis: Registered his second sack of the season, taking down QB Andrew Luck for a six-yard loss.
- 12/16 at Miami: Split a sack with DE Jason Babin.
- 12/23 vs. New England: Sacked QB Tom Brady for a 10-yard loss.
2011 (16-16) (JAX): Started all 16 regular-season games…tallied 40 tackles, 2.5 sacks and one pass breakup…forced one fumble and recovered one fumble, both the firsts of his career...recorded a season-high four tackles on four separate occasions (9/18 at N.Y. Jets, 10/9 vs. Cincinnati, 10/30 at Houston, 11/27 vs. Houston).
- 10/16 vs. Pittsburgh: Sacked QB Ben Roethlisberger for a three-yard loss, his first of the season.
- 11/20 at Cleveland: Split a sack with LB Russell Allen.
- 12/11 vs. Tampa Bay: Sacked QB Josh Freeman for a two-yard loss.
2010 (16-16) (JAX): Started all 16 regular-season games in his rookie season…became just the second rookie defensive lineman in franchise history to start every game in his first season…set a single-season career-high with 3.5 sacks, which were also the second-most on the team.
- 9/12 vs. Denver: Started in his NFL debut…registered his first career sack, taking down QB Kyle Orton.
- 9/26 vs. Philadelphia: Split a sack with DT Terrance Knighton.
- 10/31 at Dallas: Sacked QB Jon Kitna for an eight-yard loss.
- 11/21 vs. Cleveland: Took down QB Colt McCoy for a loss of seven yards, giving him 3.5 sacks on the season.
COLLEGE: Was a four-year letterman at California (2006-09)…played in 52 games with 40 starts…never missed a game and started 39 consecutive games to complete his career…career totals included 195 tackles, 26.0 TFLs, 16.0 sacks, seven pass breakups, four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries…was a three-time winner of the Brick Muller Award as team’s most valuable defensive lineman (2007-09)…named All-Pac-10 first team by the league’s coaches and media in back-to-back years 2008-09…majored in ethnic studies.
PERSONAL: Attended St. Louis High School (Honolulu, Hawaii)…was a two-time all-state selection by the Honolulu Star Bulletin…as a senior, he was named the Interscholastic Hawaiian League Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on Prep Star’s All-Far West Region team…son of Ta'avao and Levaa'i Alualu…is one of nine children…he and his wife Desire have three sons, Tyree, Tydes and Tyten and one daughter, Dereon…Full name: Tyson Asi Alualu (AH-loo AH-loo).
