Tommy Togiai holds the RDT · Starter spot in Houston Texans’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tommy Togiai played 17 games in 2025 with a 52% snap share.

Tommy Togiai is a 27-year-old defensive tackle for the Houston Texans. The Ohio State product was selected in 2021 by Cleveland with the 132nd overall pick. After stints with Jacksonville, Atlanta, and Cleveland, Togiai signed to Houston's practice squad on Sept. 17, 2024. In his first season with the Texans, he appeared in eight games, recording 28 tackles, two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and four passes defensed. He posted a career-high seven tackles in Week 17 and added his first postseason sack against Kansas City in the Divisional Round.

Ohio State2018 – 2020

Browns2021 – 2022

Falcons2023

Texans2024 — present

CollegeOhio StateDraftRound 4 · No. 132 overall · 2021 · CLEAcquiredAcquired from Cleveland Browns · drafted thereHometownPocatello, ID