Former defensive lineman at Oklahoma. 2023: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 8 tackles.
6′5″ · 292 lb · Las Vegas, NV
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former defensive lineman at Oklahoma. 2023: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 8 tackles.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2582 nationally · Signed with Hawai'i
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJonah Laulu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Cincinnati — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Oklahoma, 10 sacks — drafted at #234 overall by Indianapolis.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lincoln Riley, Bob Stoops, and Brent Venables. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
IndianapolisEntering 3rd NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #298 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| 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 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jonah Laulu’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Vernon Broughton's senior season at Texas (2023).
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Player DNA