40 Facts About Tyson Alualu

Tyson Asi Alualu is an American professional football nose tackle.

Tyson Alualu was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.

Tyson Alualu played college football for the California Golden Bears.

Tyson Alualu was selected to the all-state team twice by the Honolulu Star Bulletin.

Tyson Alualu was ranked as the No 2 player in Hawaii and the No 24 defensive tackle in America by Rivals.

Tyson Alualu recorded 7 sacks and 59 tackles in high school.

Tyson Alualu played in all 13 games of his first season, then started all thirteen games of his next three consecutive seasons.

Tyson Alualu earned second-team All-Pac-10 Conference honors in as a junior 2008 and first-team All-Pac-10 honors as a senior in 2009.

Tyson Alualu received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills.

Tyson Alualu was ranked the fourth best defensive end by NFLDraftScout.

Tyson Alualu started his rookie season as the starting defensive tackle, alongside Terrance Knighton.

Tyson Alualu returned as the starting defensive tackle with Knighton in 2011.

Tyson Alualu started all 16 games with 40 combined tackles, 2.5 sacks, a pass defended, and a fumble recovery returned for seven yards.

Tyson Alualu was named the starting defensive tackle by new head coach Mike Mularkey.

Tyson Alualu started all 16 games in 2012 and finished with a career-high 45 combined tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 pass defended, and 1 fumble recovery.

Tyson Alualu competed with Jason Babin, Andre Branch, and Jeremy Mincey for the starting defensive end job.

Tyson Alualu finished the season with 42 combined tackles and 1.5 sacks.

Tyson Alualu competed with Red Bryant, Chris Clemons, and Andre Branch for a starting defensive end spot.

Tyson Alualu was named the backup defensive end to Chris Clemons and Red Bryant to begin the regular season.

Tyson Alualu finished the season with 30 combined tackles and two sacks in 16 games and zero starts.

Tyson Alualu participated in training camp and competed for the starting defensive end job with Chris Clemons, Jared Odrick, Ryan Davis, Andre Branch, and Chris Smith.

Tyson Alualu was named the starting defensive end with Chris Clemons to begin 2015.

Tyson Alualu competed with Jared Odrick, Yannick Ngakoue, Chris Smith, and Sen'Derrick Marks for the starting defensive end job.

Tyson Alualu was named the backup to Jared Odrick and rookie Dante Fowler for the start of the season.

Tyson Alualu was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the season.

Tyson Alualu finished with a total of 37 combined tackles and 2.5 sacks in 14 games and ten starts.

Tyson Alualu was not resigned and became an unrestricted free agent at the completion of the 2016 season.

Tyson Alualu competed with Leterrius Walton, Lavon Hooks, and Roy Philon for a backup defensive end position.

Tyson Alualu was named the backup right defensive end to Cameron Heyward to start the regular season.

In 2018, Tyson Alualu played in 15 games with two starts, recording a career-low 22 combined tackles and no sacks.

On February 22,2019, Tyson Alualu signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers.

Tyson Alualu ultimately changed his mind and decided to instead re-sign with the Steelers on a two-year contract.

In Week 2, Tyson Alualu suffered a fractured ankle and was placed on injured reserve on September 20,2021.

On December 5,2023, Tyson Alualu signed with the Detroit Lions practice squad.

Tyson Alualu was promoted to the active roster on January 24,2024.

Tyson Alualu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in the Kuhio Park Terrace neighbourhood of Kalihi.

Tyson Alualu was one of nine children, with seven sisters and a brother.

Tyson Alualu had started at California in the summer of that year, but returned home before fall semester classes to get married and to see the birth of his first child, Tyree.

Tyson Alualu returned to California and enrolled in January 2006.

Tyson Alualu has a daughter, Dereon, who was born in 2008.