2022 SEASON: 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). Also played nine snaps on special teams…At Buffalo (Oct. 30): Appeared on 22 defensive snaps and posted two tackles (both assisted). Also played nine special teams snaps…Vs. Tennessee (Nov. 17): Appeared on 22 defensive snaps, posting two tackles (both solo). Also played six snaps on special teams…At Philadelphia (Nov. 27): Appeared on 27 defensive snaps, recording three tackles (one solo). Also played 13 snaps on special teams…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. Also appeared on 11 special teams snaps…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 1): Made his first career start and played 24 snaps, matching his career 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). Also appeared on 12 special teams plays.
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 career-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 career 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…Senior season (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)…Recorded four tackles (two solo) and a sack vs. Missouri (Oct. 31), bringing down QB Connor Bazelak for a 7-yard loss midway through the third quarter…Junior season (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...Posted two tackles (both assisted), sharing a 5-yard sack of QB James Blackman in the fourth quarter vs. Florida State (Nov. 30)…Sophomore season (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…Made his first career start and posted two tackles (both assisted) and a fumble recovery vs. Charleston Southern (Sept. 1)…On the opening drive of the second half, recovered a fumble by QB London Johnson at the CSU 36 and returned it 22 yards to set up a Florida field goal…Freshman season (2017): Appeared in all 11 games and registered 11 tackles (five solo), 1½ tackles for a loss and a QB hurry.
PERSONAL: Given name Tedarrell Anthony 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.
