LB · #31 · Jacksonville Jaguars · week 8 vs Indianapolis Colts · Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET
Jahlani Tavai
ROLE in the rotation
CLASS 2019 · R2 P43
EXP 7 seasons
AGE 29-31
DEPTH WLB2
85%PLAYEXPECTED
As of week 8, Jahlani Tavai was an LB for JAX, age 29.9, 7 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 5% of snaps; his line was 2 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 112 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons. His injury history held 5 episodes (ankle 1, back 1, calf 1); the last was a calf injury in 2025 week 5.
The full read
In short
How our call moved in week 8
100500
64%64%60%60%60%60%60%60%85%85%85%85%85%85%85%
Wed 4:50 PM ETSun 11:02 AM ET
our call, P(plays)
64% COIN FLIP → 85% EXPECTED
Every call we wrote for him in week 8, earliest first, as written.
In short
Jahlani Tavai is in the rotation at weak-side linebacker for JAX — 30% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a hamstring injury. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 85%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 93 hours before kickoff.
15versions in week 8
10average, every player
54most for one player
How the call moved
EXPECTED since Fri Oct 30 · 3:50 PM ET · 46 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 60% → 85%, Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET to Fri Oct 30 · 3:50 PM ET, with no club report in between.
Our call
Injury report
Our call · week 8
NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED
85% · EXPECTED
we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.
No dated practice report for him in week 8
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Head start
Our call
Kickoff
The evidence behind his current call
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game2.0 range 1.0–3.0
wk 1–8 · 5 games
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–8 · 5 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–8 · 5 games
Snap share8.6% range 0–30
wk 1–8 · 7 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
12%wk 1
0%wk 2
16%wk 3
0%wk 4
0%wk 5
2%wk 6
30%wk 8
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
1
0
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 8
hamstring
1
—
2025 · wk 12
Not injury related
2
Out
2025 · wk 5
calf
1
Questionable
2024 · wk 16
groin
3
Questionable
2024 · wk 10
Not injury related
1
—
2024 · wk 9
back
1
—
2023 · wk 18
tooth
1
Questionable
2023 · wk 16
ankle
1
Questionable
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 6 episodes · plus 2 not injury related · 11 weeks on a report
2023
tooth · 1wankle · 1w
2024
groin · 3wNot injury related · 1wback · 1w
2025
Not injury related · 2wcalf · 1w
2026
hamstring · 1w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report in week 8
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Jakobi Meyers
WR
DNP
team's word
Questionable
Patrick Mekari
OT
UNK
team's word
—
Josh Hines-Allen
DE
LTD
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Ross Matiscik
LS
LTD
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Montaric Brown
CB
FULL
ours
PLAY
91%
EXPECTED
Antonio Johnson
S
DNP
team's word
Out
Anton Harrison
OT
UNK
team's word
—
Brenton Strange
TE
FULL
ours
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
Jamal Hill
LB
UNK
team's word
Out
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT
FULL
ours
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
LeQuint Allen Jr.
RB
LTD
ours
PLAY
79%
LIKELY
BJ Green II
DE
UNK
team's word
—
Alijah Huzzie
CB
UNK
team's word
Out
Albert Regis
DT
UNK
team's word
Out
Wesley Williams
DE
UNK
team's word
Out
C.J. Williams
WR
UNK
team's word
Out
Zach Durfee
DE
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The evidence behind his earlier calls
The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 4:50 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 3:50 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Role
Call history
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 8
Role
LB2 · 5% snaps
Season
2026 · 6 games through wk 7
Per game
2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career
7 seasons · 112 games before 2026
Injuries
5 episodes · last: calf, 2025 wk 5
Bio
age 29.9 · 7 seasons' experience · drafted round 2
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.
in the rotation at weak-side linebacker — 30% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chart
second at weak-side linebacker
Snaps played
9% a week on average over 7 weeks, 30% at his highest, 67% on special teams
Build
6 ft 2 in · 255 lb
College
Hawaii
Drafted
2019, round 2 pick 43, by DET
Age
29-31 at the season's start
Experience
7 seasons
When this call was made, and when the world knew
WrittenWe first said PLAY.
PublicOur call became public when the week settled.
KickoffKickoff.
How our call moved, earliest first
When
Lead
Call
Chance he plays
Band
On what
Wed Oct 28 · 4:50 PM ET
93 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET
93 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET
84 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET
79 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET
74 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET
69 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET
55 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET
50 h
PLAY
60%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 3:50 PM ET
46 h
PLAY
85%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET
45 h
PLAY
85%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET
31 h
PLAY
85%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET
26 h
PLAY
85%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET
21 h
PLAY
85%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET
7 h
PLAY
85%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET
2 h
PLAY
85%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
15 calls in week 8, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.
What this page does not show
the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 8.