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Junior Tafuna
Texans logoHouston Texans

Junior Tafuna

DTposition25age6' 3"height305lbs1 yrsexperienceUtahcollege
At a glance

Junior Tafuna is a defensive tackle for the Houston Texans. Junior Tafuna has not appeared in a box score yet in the 2026 season.

Is Junior Tafuna playing this week?

Junior Tafuna is not on the current injury report. The Houston Texans play next on the road at the Cleveland Browns on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What team does Junior Tafuna play for?

Junior Tafuna plays defensive tackle for the Houston Texans. Junior Tafuna is 25 years old, 6' 3", 305 lbs. College: Utah. League experience: 1 season.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Junior Tafuna 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/junior-tafuna (updated 2026-11-10).

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Junior TafunaHouston Texans
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · defensive linemen

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades defensive linemen with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Tafuna has 0, 135 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gSacksTFLQB hits
  • Tkl/g0 tkl
  • TFL0 TFL
  • QB hits0 hits
Small sample · 0 of 135 defensive snapsMethod0 games0 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 172 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 20 min agoGlossary →

Tafuna is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 172 qualified defensive linemen.

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The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Texans · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$248K a year
Total
$248K
Guaranteed
$0K
Share of cap at signing
0.1%
0% of the value guaranteed
6th paid1st in snapspercentiles among 444 DLs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Texans · SFA1 yrs · $885K · $885K/yrClaimed
  2. 2026Jets · SFA1 yrs · $885K · $885K/yrTerminated
  3. 2026Texans · Practice1 yrs · $248K · $248K/yrActive
  4. 2025Texans · UDFA3 yrs · $3.0M · $997K/yrTerminated
  5. 2025Texans · Practice1 yrs · $234K · $234K/yrExpired

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Measure him against the leader in sacks at his positionTafunaHOU · DTVSAnderson Jr.HOU · 9.5 sacksSide by side, stat by stat →
vsChase YoungNO · 8 sacksvsCarl GrandersonNO · 7.5 sacksvsJacob MartinTEN · 6.5 sacksvsJeffery SimmonsCHI · 6 sacksvsBoye MafeCIN · 5.5 sacksvsAlim McNeillDET · 5.5 sacksvsJalen CarterPHI · 5 sacksvsQuinnen WilliamsDAL · 5 sacks
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Will Anderson Jr.DE · 9.5 sacks · grade 97Sheldon RankinsDT · 4 sacks · grade 83Danielle HunterDE · 4 sacks · grade 75Jadeveon ClowneyDE · 3.5 sacks · grade 68Logan HallDE · 2 sacks · grade 47Tommy TogiaiDT · 0 sacks · grade 42Kayden McDonaldDT · 0 sacksDominique RobinsonDE · 0 sacksJaden CrumedyDT · 0.5 sacksNaquan JonesDT · 0 sacksMario Edwards Jr.DT · 1 sacksSabastian HarshDE · 0.5 sacks
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