Henry To'oTo'o

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Henry To'oTo'o
Henry To'oTo'o NFL Combine (cropped).png
To'oTo'o at the 2023 NFL Combine
No. 39 – Houston Texans
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 (age 24)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: De La Salle (Concord, California)
College:
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 5 / pick: 167
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles:166
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:5
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Henry Moses Ito Iese To'oTo'o (TOH-oh-TOH-oh; born January 5, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and Alabama.

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Early life

Of Samoan and Tongan descent, To'oTo'o was born in Sacramento, California. [1] [2] He attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California. [3] He played both linebacker and running back at De La Salle and was named the Player of the Year by the Bay Area News Group as a senior. [4] To'oTo'o committed to play college football at Tennessee over offers from Alabama, Oregon, USC and Washington. [5]

College career

Tennessee

To'oTo'o became a starting linebacker at Tennessee early in his true freshman season and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after finishing second on the team with 72 tackles. [6] He led the Volunteers with 76 tackles, 10 of which were for a loss, in his sophomore season. [7] In his first game of the 2020 season, he had a pick-six against South Carolina. [8] After the season, To'oTo'o announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [9]

Alabama

To'oTo'o transferred to the University of Alabama in 2021. [10] [11] He repeated as a second team All-SEC selection after leading the Crimson Tide with 113 tackles and had 8.5 for loss and four sacks in his first season with the team. [12] To'oTo'o was named first team All-SEC as a senior after making 94 tackles with eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. [13]

In his second season with Alabama, To'oTo'o had 94 total tackles and 2.5 sacks. [14]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		227 lb
(103 kg)		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		4.62 s1.57 s2.66 s4.40 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)
All values from the NFL Combine [15] [16]

To'oTo'o was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round, 167th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [17] As a rookie, To'oTo'o appeared in 14 games and started six. He recorded 61 total tackles (35 solo), two passes defended, and one forced fumble. [18]

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFRYdsTD
2023 HOU 1466135260.0000.00021000
2024 HOU 151510554511.5100.00031000
Career 292116689771.5100.00052000

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  5. ↑ Sabedra, Darren (February 6, 2019). "Recruiting: De La Salle's Henry To'oto'o chooses Tennessee". The Mercury News . Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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