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Jersey Number 55
Jesse Mahelona
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 297
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
- High School:
- Kealakehe High School
Bio
CAREER TOTALS
- Games/Starts: 24/22
- Solo Tackles: 46
- Assisted Tackles: 31
- Total Tackles: 77
- Sacks: 7
- TFLs: 26.5
- Fumbles Forced: 1
- Fumbles Recovered: 0
- QB Hurries: 20
- Passes Broken Up: 0
- Interceptions: 0
CAREER HIGHS
- Total Tackles: 9 // vs. Auburn (10/2/04)
- Sacks: 2 // at Georgia (10/9/04)
- TFLs: 5 // vs. Notre Dame (11/6/04)
- Fumbles Forced: 1 // vs. Georgia (10/8/05)
- QB Hurries: 2 (5x) // last at Kentucky (11/26/05)
CAREER HONORS
- 2005 Second-Team All-American (Rivals.com)
- 2005 Third-Team All-American (Associated Press)
- 2004 All-America (The Sporting News)
- 2004 First-Team All-SEC (Associated Press)
- 2004 Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches)
- SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Nov. 6, 2004)
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
- Selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (169th overall pick) in the 2006 NFL Draft.
- Appeared in 10 games for the Titans as a rookie in 2006 and one game with the Atlanta Falcons in 2007.
- His NFL totals included seven total tackles, one sack and one pass defensed (all with Tennessee).
2005 - SENIOR
- Started all 11 games for Tennessee at right defensive tackle, finishing his UT career with a streak of 14 straight starts.
- His 35 total tackles as a senior ranked tied for eighth on the team, but his 11 quarterback hurries ranked second on the squad and his eight tackles for loss ranked third.
- Tied his season-high with seven tackles at eighth-ranked Notre Dame (11/5/05), including one for loss.
- Four solo stops and one TFL highlighted his seven-tackle effort against South Carolina (10/29/05).
- Recorded three tackles and forced a fumble vs. fifth-ranked Georgia (10/8/05).
- Had three tackles, two TFLs and a quarterback hurry in Tennessee's overtime win at fourth-ranked LSU (9/26/05).
- Made five total tackles, including a pair of TFLs at sixth-ranked Florida (9/17/05).
- His face appeared on the cover of the 2005 Tennessee football media guide, and he also appeared (alongside defensive teammates Jason Allen and Kevin Simon) on the Southeastern cover of the 2005 Athlon Sports College Football Preview Magazine.
2004 - JUNIOR
- Appeared in all 13 games for the Vols, making 11 starts at left defensive tackle.
- Earned All-America honors from The Sporting News after leading the SEC with 18.5 tackles for loss, resulting in -81 net yards for Tennessee opponents.
- Garnered All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and was a second-team All-SEC selection by the league's head coaches.
- Finished his first season as a Vol with 42 total tackles, 18.5 TFLs and five sacks.
- Logged multiple TFLs in six games – Florida (2), Auburn (2), Georgia (3), South Carolina (2), Notre Dame (5) and against Auburn in the SEC Championship Game (2).
- Also ranked among the SEC sacks leaders with five.
- Logged five total tackles and two TFLs in UT's SEC Championship Game loss to Auburn (12/4/04).
- Earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week acclaim after five-TFL game vs. Notre Dame (11/6/04); was the only position player from losing team to be chosen as an SEC Player of the Week during the in 2004 season.
- Returned from injury and made two tackles in the win over Alabama (10/23/04), including a sack for a 15-yard loss.
- Tallied one tackle for loss early in the Ole Miss game (10/16/04), but was forced to leave the game soon thereafter with a knee injury.
- Collected three tackles during Tennessee's 19-14 comeback victory at third-ranked Georgia (10/9/04), all made behind line of scrimmage, including two sacks for a combined loss of 21 yards.
- Made a season- and career-high nine tackles (two for loss) and also logged a QB hurry vs. No. 8 Auburn (10/2/04).
- Totaled four stops in the win over 11th-ranked Florida (9/18/04) with two TFLs (including a sack for a nine-yard loss).
- Recorded four tackles and three QB hurries during UT's win over 11th-ranked Florida (9/18/04).
- Enrolled at Tennessee in January of 2004.
2002-03 - FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE (at Orange Coast College)
- Graduated from Orange Coast (Calif.) College in Costa Mesa, California, in December of 2003; was coached at OCC by Mike Taylor.
- Rated by Rivals.com and TheInsiders.com as the No. 1 junior college defensive tackle prospect in country.
- Played only two full games as a sophomore in 2003 after suffering a broken ankle; he logged 16 total tackles, including 6.5 for lost yardage and 3.5 sacks in those two games.
- Tallied 73 tackles during his freshman year in 2002, including seven for loss and seven sacks.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, where he was coached by Joe Nahale.
- Earned first-team All-State honors as a senior in 2001 while playing defensive end and fullback.
- Led his squad with 11 sacks and averaged 10 tackles per game.
- Made the honor roll his senior year
- Was an All-State performer as a junior, playing defensive end and tackle.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Jesse Kahuanani Mahelona
- Born April 7, 1983, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
- Passed away on Sept. 5, 2009, at the age of 26.
- Majored in Sociology/Criminal Justice
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