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Khyiris Tonga
Khyiris Tonga
Defensive Line
6-4, 321 lbs
West Valley City, Utah
Born: July 7, 1996 (29-305)
High School: Granger HS
Mission: Kansas
Draft: Chicago Bears in Round 7 of the 2021 NFL Draft
Pronunciation: Kye-riss Tonga (like the country)
2020 Team Captain
95
Rushing
| Season | Att | Yd | Yd/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
Defense
| Season | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 130 | 69 | 61 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Touchdowns | PAT | FGM | Sfty | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RshTD | RecTD | KRTD | PRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | ||||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | FR | 95 | NT | 13 | 2 |
| 2018 | SO | 95 | NT | 13 | 8 |
| 2019 | JR | 95 | NT | 13 | 11 |
| 2020 | SR | 95 | NT | 11 | 11 |
| Total | 50 | 32 |
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | FR | 95 | NT |
| 2018 | SO | 95 | NT |
| 2019 | JR | 95 | NT |
| 2020 | SR | 95 | NT |
Defense
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Tkl | Sk | TFL | QBH | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2017 | H | PRST | W 20-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2017 | N | LSU | L 0-27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2017 | H | UTAH | L 13-19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2017 | H | WIS | L 6-40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2017 | A | USU | L 24-40 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | H | BSU | L 7-24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2017 | A | MSST | L 10-35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2017 | H | SJSU | W 41-20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2017 | A | FRES | L 13-20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2017 | A | UNLV | W 31-21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 2017 | A | HAW | W 30-20 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | A | ARIZ | W 28-23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2018 | H | CAL | L 18-21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | A | WIS | W 24-21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | H | MCNSU | W 30-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | A | UW | L 7-35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | H | USU | L 20-45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | H | HAW | W 49-23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2018 | H | NIU | L 6-7 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2018 | A | BSU | L 16-21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2018 | A | UMASS | W 35-16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | A | UTAH | L 27-35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 2018 | B | WMU | W 49-18 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2019 | H | UTAH | L 12-30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | A | TENN | W 29-26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2019 | H | USC | W 30-27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2019 | H | UW | L 19-45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | A | TOL | L 21-28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2019 | A | USF | L 23-27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2019 | H | BSU | W 28-25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | A | USU | W 42-14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 2019 | H | LIB | W 31-24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | H | IDST | W 42-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23, 2019 | A | UMASS | W 56-24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | A | SDSU | L 3-13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24, 2019 | B | HAW | L 34-38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | A | NAVY | W 55-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | H | TROY | W 48-7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | H | LT | W 45-14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | H | UTSA | W 27-20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | H | TXST | W 52-14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | H | WKU | W 41-10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | A | BSU | W 51-17 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | H | UNA | W 66-14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | A | CCU | L 17-22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | H | SDSU | W 28-14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | B | UCF | W 49-23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2017 | H | PRST | W 20-6 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2017 | N | LSU | L 0-27 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2017 | H | UTAH | L 13-19 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2017 | H | WIS | L 6-40 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2017 | A | USU | L 24-40 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 2017 | H | BSU | L 7-24 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2017 | A | MSST | L 10-35 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2017 | A | ECU | L 17-33 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2017 | H | SJSU | W 41-20 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2017 | A | FRES | L 13-20 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2017 | A | UNLV | W 31-21 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2017 | H | UMASS | L 10-16 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 2017 | A | HAW | W 30-20 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | A | ARIZ | W 28-23 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2018 | H | CAL | L 18-21 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2018 | A | WIS | W 24-21 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2018 | H | MCNSU | W 30-3 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | A | UW | L 7-35 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | H | USU | L 20-45 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | H | HAW | W 49-23 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2018 | H | NIU | L 6-7 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2018 | A | BSU | L 16-21 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2018 | A | UMASS | W 35-16 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 2018 | H | NMSU | W 45-10 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | A | UTAH | L 27-35 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2018 | B | WMU | W 49-18 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2019 | H | UTAH | L 12-30 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | A | TENN | W 29-26 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2019 | H | USC | W 30-27 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2019 | H | UW | L 19-45 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | A | TOL | L 21-28 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2019 | A | USF | L 23-27 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2019 | H | BSU | W 28-25 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | A | USU | W 42-14 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2019 | H | LIB | W 31-24 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | H | IDST | W 42-10 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2019 | A | UMASS | W 56-24 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | A | SDSU | L 3-13 | 0 |
| Dec 24, 2019 | B | HAW | L 34-38 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | A | NAVY | W 55-3 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | H | TROY | W 48-7 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | H | LT | W 45-14 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | H | UTSA | W 27-20 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | H | TXST | W 52-14 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | H | WKU | W 41-10 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | A | BSU | W 51-17 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | H | UNA | W 66-14 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | A | CCU | L 17-22 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | H | SDSU | W 28-14 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | B | UCF | W 49-23 | 1 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | NFL | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 27 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | NFL | 22 | |||||||||
| 2025 | New England Patriots | NFL | 24 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| NFL | 124 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | NFL | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| NFL | 124 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | NFL | 2 | |||||||||
| 2025 | New England Patriots | NFL | 1 | |||||||||
| NFL | 124 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Team | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2021 | Chicago Bears | NFL | Signed a 4-year $3.6M contract |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Chicago Bears | NFL | Waived |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Chicago Bears | NFL | Released |
| Sep 5, 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | NFL | Signed to practice squad |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | Signed off Atlanta's practice squad |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | Re-signed exclusive rights free agent to a 1-year contract |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | Became unrestricted free agent |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | NFL | Signed to one-year contract |
| Mar 10, 2025 | New England Patriots | NFL | Signed to 1-year, $2.7 million contract. |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Kansas City Chiefs | NFL | Signed to 3-year, $21 million contract. |
Combine
| Year | Event | Ht | Wt | 40-Yd | Vert | Bench | Broad | 3-Cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BYU Pro Day | 35 |
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