TS #98

T.J. Slaton Jr.

Defensive Tackle · Florida

A durable Florida-bred run-stuffer, T.J. Slaton Jr. has never missed a regular-season game in five NFL seasons and is coming off a career year in Cincinnati.

T.J. Slaton Jr. has built his NFL career on dependability as much as talent, an interior defensive lineman who has taken the field every single week since entering the league. After four seasons anchoring Green Bay's run defense, he signed with Cincinnati in 2025 and immediately delivered his best statistical season. He remains one of the league's steadiest interior run defenders.

★ Fifth-round pick, 2021 NFL Draft

★ Never missed a regular-season game through his first five NFL seasons

★ Career-high tackles and sacks in his first season with Cincinnati (2025)

Path to the league

Slaton played 45 games for the Florida Gators, recording 98 tackles and 3.5 sacks as a defensive lineman, after starring in high school at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. The Green Bay Packers drafted him in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Career highlights

Slaton spent four seasons with Green Bay from 2021-24, appearing in 68 regular-season games with 36 starts and totaling 133 tackles, six tackles for loss and two sacks. He established himself as a reliable run-stopping presence in the middle of the Packers' defensive line before signing with Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent.

2025 season recap

In his first season with the Bengals, Slaton set career highs in total tackles and sacks while operating as one of the team's top interior defensive linemen. He extended his streak of never missing a regular-season game to five straight years, a testament to his durability along the defensive front.