Junior Tafuna holds the LDT · Depth spot in Houston Texans’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Junior Tafuna is a 6'3", 308-pound defensive tackle for the Houston Texans. The Utah product signed with Houston as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2025. At Utah, Tafuna appeared in 48 games with 45 starts, earning All-Conference honors in each of his four seasons. In his final collegiate season, he registered 31 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack, one fumble recovery, and four passes defended while appearing in 10 games with nine starts. He also received Big 12 All-Conference Honorable Mention recognition from the coaches.

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