2023 SEASON: Started all 17 games for the first time in his career and recorded a career-high 49 tackles (22 solo), two tackles for a loss, two QB hits and two passes defensed…Also had a tackle on special teams…Started both postseason contests, recording six tackles (four solo)…Vs. Minnesota (Oct. 29): Recorded career highs in tackles (nine), solo tackles (four) and tackles for a loss (two). Stopped RB Alexander Mattison for no gain on first down which was followed by two incomplete passes and a missed field goal on fourth down in the first quarter. Later in the first quarter, tackled RB Cam Akers for a loss of 2 yards on first down to collect his first tackle for a loss. His second tackle for a loss came in the fourth quarter when he dropped Akers again for a 2-yard loss on first down. Became the first Green Bay DL with nine-plus tackles and two-plus tackles for a loss since Pickett at Detroit on Dec. 12, 2010…At Pittsburgh (Nov. 12): Registered eight tackles (four solo – tied career high)…At Detroit (Nov. 23): Posted two tackles (one solo) and also registered a tackle on special teams, the first of his career…Vs. Kansas City (Dec. 3): Finished with three tackles (all assisted) and a pass defensed. On the first play of the fourth quarter, tipped a pass intended for RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire to bring up third-and-goal for the Chiefs…At Carolina (Dec. 24): Recorded a solo tackle, stopping RB Chuba Hubbard for no gain on third-and-2 to help the Packers get the ball back when the Panthers could not convert on fourth down the following play…At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Registered an assisted tackle and a QB hit. Combined with CB Keisean Nixon to take down RB Ty Chandler at the 6 after he took a direct snap in the red zone on first-and-goal from the 7…At Dallas (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 14): Made his first career postseason start, recording two tackles (one solo)…At San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 20): Registered postseason career highs with four tackles and three solo tackles.
2022: Played in all 17 games with two starts and posted 31 tackles (15 solo), two tackles for a loss and two passes defensed (No. 1 among Packers defensive linemen)…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Oct. 9): Appeared on 25 defensive snaps, leading the defensive line with a career-high four tackles (two solo), and played nine special teams snaps…At Washington (Oct. 23): Appeared on 24 defensive snaps and recorded three tackles (all assisted)…At Buffalo (Oct. 30): Appeared on 22 defensive snaps and posted two tackles (both assisted)…Vs. Tennessee (Nov. 17): Appeared on 22 defensive snaps, posting two tackles (both solo)…At Philadelphia (Nov. 27): Appeared on 27 defensive snaps, recording three tackles (one solo)…At Miami (Dec. 25): Appeared on 20 defensive snaps, posting three tackles (two solo) and a tackle for a loss. Brought down RB Raheem Mostert for a 1-yard loss on a run midway through the third quarter…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 1): Made his first career start and played 24 snaps, matching his season high with four tackles (two solo) and adding a career-best two passes defensed. Assisted S Adrian Amos to bring down RB Dalvin Cook for a 1-yard loss on a third-and-goal run to force a FG attempt midway through the first quarter. Tipped a QB Kirk Cousins pass at the line, allowing Amos to intercept it and return it to the Green Bay 40 late in the first quarter…Vs. Detroit (Jan. 8): Started and played 32 of 62 defensive snaps, totaling three tackles (two solo).
2021: Played in all 17 games, posting 23 tackles (14 solo), a sack, two QB hits and a blocked FG…At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Made his NFL debut and recorded two tackles (both solo) in 16 snaps of work…At San Francisco (Sept. 26): Appeared on two defensive snaps and was credited with a split sack with LB Jonathan Garvin in the second quarter when they dropped QB Jimmy Garoppolo for a loss of 7 yards…At Cincinnati (Oct. 10): Played on 13 defensive snaps, finishing the game with two tackles (both assists), two QB hits and a half-sack when he combined with DL Dean Lowry to take down QB Joe Burrow for a loss of 2 yards in the second quarter…Vs. Washington (Oct. 24): Blocked a 42-yard Blewitt FG attempt, the first FG blocked by Green Bay since Jones on Oct. 11, 2015, vs. St. Louis. Also became the first Packers rookie to block a FG attempt since Evans on Nov. 8, 1993, vs. Kansas City…At Kansas City (Nov. 7): Recorded a season-high four tackles (three solo) on 45 snaps…At Minnesota (Nov. 21): Played on 17 snaps and totaled two tackles (one solo)…At Baltimore (Dec. 19): Played on 25 defensive snaps and matched his season high with four tackles (two solo)…At Detroit (Jan. 9): Played on 33 defensive snaps and registered two tackles (both solo)…Vs. San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 22): Played on 11 defensive snaps and logged a solo tackle, which was a tackle for a loss. With the 49ers at the Green Bay 23, sliced through the line to tackle RB Elijah Mitchell for a loss of 2 yards on second-and-5 with just under eight minutes to play in the fourth quarter…2021 Draft: Selected by the Packers as the first of two picks in the fifth round (No. 173 overall), becoming the first defensive lineman drafted out of the University of Florida in franchise history.
COLLEGE: Played in 45 games with 14 starts in four seasons with the Gators (2017-20), recording 98 tackles (34 solo), 3½ sacks, 10 tackles for a loss, nine QB hurries, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery…Majored in African American studies…2020: Started all 12 games at DT, recording a career-high 37 tackles (13 solo), 3½ tackles for a loss, 1½ sacks and five QB hurries…Registered two tackles (both assisted), a half-sack and a QB hurry at Mississippi (Sept. 26)…Posted three tackles (one solo), a tackle for a loss and a QB hurry at Texas A&M (Oct. 10)…2019: Appeared in 12 contests and finished with 29 tackles (12 solo), a career-high four tackles for a loss, a career-best two sacks, three QB hurries and a pass defensed…Helped the Gators rank No. 8 in the country in run defense (102.8 ypg) and No. 12 in yards allowed per carry (3.19)…Recorded four tackles (all solo) and a sack at Missouri (Nov. 16), bringing down QB Kelly Bryant for an 8-yard loss late in the third quarter...2018: Played in 10 games with two starts (vs. Charleston Southern, vs. Kentucky) and posted 21 tackles (four solo), a tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery…2017: Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman and registered 11 tackles (five solo), 1½ tackles for a loss and a QB hurry.
PERSONAL: Given name Tedarrell Slaton Jr. …Nickname is "T.J."…Born in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …His brother, Drake LaMont, played basketball at Western Michigan from 2014-18 and was a two-time team captain...High school: Was selected to the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl as an offensive lineman following his senior season at American Heritage School (Plantation, Fla.), where he was coached by former NFL cornerback Patrick Surtain Sr. …Earned first-team all-county recognition at right tackle as a senior in 2016…Also saw time at nose guard on defense…Helped the Patriots win FHSAA 5A state titles in 2014 and 2016…Was rated a four-star prospect on the offensive line in 247Sports' composite rankings…Was a teammate of CB Patrick Surtain Jr., a first-round pick by the Denver Broncos in 2021, and CB Tyson Campbell, a second-round selection of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021...Also lettered four years in basketball…Community involvement: While he was at the University of Florida, visited elementary schools to speak to students in Gainesville, Fla.
