Tyson Alualu

Tyson Alualu

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#94

Experience: 11 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 33

Weight: 304 lbs

College: California

2020 SEASON

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
1	@Giants	W 26 - 16	4	3	1	0		0						0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2010	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	16	32	23	9	3.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	16	39	20	19	2.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2012	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	16	44	33	11	3.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	16	42	33	9	1.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	0	28	11	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	13	23	15	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2016	Jacksonville Jaguars	14	10	36	28	8	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	5	32	18	14	4		1						0
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	2	20	10	10	0		0						0
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	5	33	13	20	1		2						1
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	4	3	1	0		0						0
TOTAL		158	100	333	207	126	22.5	0	9	0	0	NaN	0	0	3	3

Biography

Saw action in 15 games during the 2018 season with two starts - recorded 22 tackles (12 solo)... saw action in all 16 regular season games in 2017 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. ... signed a two-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent (from Jacksonville) on March 21, 2017

PRO (157-100/1-0): Signed a two-year contract with the Steelers as an unrestricted free agent 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.

2019 (16-5): Saw action in 16 games with five starts…registered 41 tackles (21 solo), 1.0 sack, 2 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble…his 41 tackles are the most he's recorded in a single season since joining the Steelers in 2017.

9/30 vs Cincinnati: Sacked Andy Dalton (-8 yards) with 1:56 left in the fourth quarter to end the game…finished with 2 tackles (1 solo).
11/14 at Cleveland: Tallied 4 tackles (2 solo) with 2 TFLs.
12/15 vs Buffalo: Registered 4 tackles (2 solo), a forced fumble and a pass breakup.
12/22 at N.Y. Jets: Recorded 5 tackles (1 solo) with 1 TFL.

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, 7 pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles and 4 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.