Tedarrell Anthony "TJ" Slaton Jr. (born October 3, 1997) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida, and was selected by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
_(cropped).jpg) Slaton with the Green Bay Packers in 2021 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 3, 1997 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | American Heritage School (Plantation, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Florida (2017–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 5 / pick: 173 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024 | |||||||||
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Early life
editSlaton was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He attended and played football at American Heritage School in nearby Plantation, where one of his coaches was former National Football League (NFL) cornerback Patrick Surtain. His teammates included Surtain's son, Patrick II, and Tyson Campbell.[1]
College career
editSlaton played college football at the University of Florida. In four seasons with the Gators, he played in 45 games with 14 starts, recording 98 tackles (34 solo, 10 for loss), 3.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, one pass deflection, and one fumble recovery.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
330 lb (150 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
5.08 s | 1.68 s | 2.92 s | 4.84 s | 7.91 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
27 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[3][4][5] | ||||||||||||
On May 1, 2021, Slaton was selected 173rd overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2021 NFL draft.[6] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 14, 2021.[7] He was listed as second on the depth chart to begin the season, behind veteran Kenny Clark.
He saw his first NFL action on September 12, 2021, against the New Orleans Saints, recording two solo tackles in the 38–3 loss. He recorded a half sack in the Packers' Week 3 victory against the San Francisco 49ers, and another half sack two weeks later in a win against the Cincinnati Bengals. In a Week 7 game against the Washington Football Team, he blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt by Chris Blewitt.[8] He saw extensive action in a Week 9 game against the defending American Football Conference champion Kansas City Chiefs, when he played most of the game in relief of an injured Kenny Clark, where he produced 3 "stops", tackles that were determined to be a failure for the opposing offense.
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
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| 2021 | GB | 17 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | GB | 17 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | GB | 17 | 17 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 51 | 19 | 5104 | 52 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||
Postseason
edit| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
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| 2021 | GB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Player profile – T.J. Slaton". Packers.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Player profile – T.J. Slaton". Packers.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Tedarrell Slaton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers select Florida Gators defensive tackle Tedarrell Slaton with the No. 173 pick in 2021 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Tedarrell Slaton, Florida, DT, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft: Packers select Florida DL Tedarrell Slaton in fifth round, No. 173 overall". packers.com. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Packers sign seven draft picks". packers.com. May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Kruse, Zach (October 24, 2021). "Packers rookie T.J. Slaton blocks Chris Blewitt's field goal attempt". Packers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Yahoo Sports
- Green Bay Packers bio
- Florida Gators bio