Khyiris Tonga
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Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 28
Weight: 335 lbs
College: BYU
2024 SEASON
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Solo5
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SCK0
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FF0
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | @Vikings | L 22 - 23 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Seahawks | L 18 - 30 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Patriots | W 30 - 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | @Panthers | L 30 - 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | @Rams | L 9 - 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | 49ers | W 47 - 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | @Bills | L 28 - 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Rams | W 41 - 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lions | L 13 - 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Commanders | L 14 - 42 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | @49ers | W 24 - 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | @Packers | L 13 - 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Chargers | W 17 - 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | @Dolphins | W 28 - 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Bears | W 29 - 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jets | W 31 - 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | @Seahawks | L 6 - 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 53 | 7 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 33 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Biography
Tonga, 28, is a veteran of four NFL seasons with Chicago (2021), Minnesota (2022-23) and Arizona (2024). The 6-foot-2, 335-pounder, originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft pick (250th overall) by Chicago in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Brigham Young. After being released by Chicago following training camp in 2021, he was signed by Atlanta to the practice squad before being signed by Minnesota to the 53-man roster. Tonga signed with Arizona as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024. Overall, he has played in 53 regular season games with seven starts and has registered 89 total tackles, a half a sack, 4 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery. He has played in one postseason game with 1 assisted tackle. Last season, he played in 13 games with one start for Arizona with 22 total tackles.
