Jonah Laulu: DL · Oklahoma · #8.
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Jonah Laulu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Brent Venables. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 1 sack against Cincinnati — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
8 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-0vs Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-17@ Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 20-6@ Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-20vs Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-29vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-20vs West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24@ BYU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
47.2%
453 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
73.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Hawai'i and Oklahoma, 10 sacks — drafted at #234 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Rolovich, Todd Graham and Brent Venables.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
