PRO CAREER – Versatile and experienced defensive lineman enters his third season with the Saints. In 2022, the Ambler, Pa. native played in 15 games with five starts, posting 28 tackles (15 solo) and two sacks for a loss of 13 yards. He has appeared in 84 regular season games with 34 starts over his six-year NFL career and has recorded 120 tackles (80 solo), 13 sacks, seven passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one special teams tackle and one blocked field goal.
TRANSACTIONS – Agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with New Orleans, 2/27/23; Placed by Saints on Injured Reserve, 12/2/21; Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with New Orleans Saints (UFA-KC), 3/29/21; Signed to a four-year contract by Kansas City, 6/7/17; Selected in the second round (59th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft by Kansas City Chiefs.
2022 – Appeared in 15 games with five starts at defensive end for New Orleans and recorded 28 tackles (15 solo) and two sacks for a loss of 13 yards…At Arizona, Oct. 20, recorded three tackles (two solo), including two stops for loss…Vs. Baltimore, Nov. 7, appeared on special teams and defense, posting a career-high five solo tackles…At Pittsburgh, Nov. 13, started and recorded three tackles (two solo) and a sack for a loss of five yards…Vs. L.A. Rams, started at LDE in place of an injured Cameron Jordan, also seeing action on special teams and had a split sack/assisted tackle/QB hit for a loss of 4.5 yards…Started at Tampa Bay, Dec. 5 and recorded two assisted tackles, one QB hit and one split sack. 2021 – Appeared in eight games with five starts at RDE in first season in New Orleans. Recorded 18 tackles (14 solo), tied a career-high with four sacks and added two passes defensed and a forced fumble…In Saints debut in season opener vs. Green Bay (played in Jacksonville, Fl. due to Hurricane Ida), Sept. 12, finished with two solo tackles, one sack and one forced fumble…Sacked Mac Jones for a 14-yard loss and added two solo tackles at New England, Sept. 26 in first start as a Saint…Started in 13-10 Monday Night Football win at Seattle, Oct. 25, sacking Geno Smith for a 11-yard loss and adding three tackles. 2020 – Appeared in all 16 regular season games with 15 starts and opened in his final campaign for Kansas City, recording 28 tackles (20 solo), one sack and three passes defensed while starting all three playoff games with five tackles (one solo), a sack and a pass defense in run to Super Bowl LV…Tallied four tackles and one pass breakup in overtime win at L.A. Chargers, Sept. 20…Recorded first sack of 2020 at Denver, Oct. 25…Posted a season-high five tackles (four solo) vs. Carolina, Nov. 8…Sacked Josh Allen for an 18-yard loss in the AFC Championship victory vs. Buffalo, 1/24/21. 2019 – Appeared in all 16 regular season games with eight starts and started all three postseason contests for Super Bowl LIV champions, posting career-highs in tackles (29 total with 21 solo) and sacks (four), adding two passes defensed, his first career forced fumble, fumble recovery and blocked a field goal…Recorded first sack of 2019, dropping Derek Carr, and added two solo tackles and first career forced fumble at Oakland, Sept. 15…Tied career-high with two sacks of Aaron Rodgers for a 30-yard loss vs Green Bay, Oct. 27…Tied season-high with five tackles (three solo) and a sack of Carr vs. Oakland, Dec. 1…Blocked a field goal attempt at New England, Dec. 8…Tallied a postseason-best with two sacks of Ryan Tannehill in AFC Championship victory vs. Tennessee, 1/19/20...Recorded two tackles (one solo) in Super Bowl LIV vs. San Francisco, 2/2/20. 2018 – Appeared in 13 games, finishing with four tackles (three solo)… Recorded two tackles (one solo) at L.A. Chargers, Sept. 9...Played on defense and special teams in the AFC Divisional Playoff vs. Indianapolis, 1/12/19…Inactive for AFC Championship vs. New England, 1/20/19. 2017 – Appeared in all 16 regular season games with one start, posting 13 tackles (seven solo), two sacks for a 17-yard loss and one special teams stop…Made first career NFL start in regular season finale at Denver, Dec. 31, where he turned in career-bests with seven tackles (four solo) and first two career sacks…Played on defense and special teams in AFC Wild Card game vs. Tennessee, 1/6/18.
COLLEGE – The Villanova standout appeared in 41 career games in four seasons with the Wildcats…Totaled 105 tackles (65 solo), 22 sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a 29-yard interception return…Garnered first-team AP FCS All-American in 2016, ranking sixth in FCS with 21.5 tackles for loss and tying for fifth nationally with 11 sacks…Turned in first-team All-CAA in 2015 with 9.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks...Played as reserve in 2013 with 15 tackles and a sack…Missed eight games (knee) in sophomore campaign where he tallied 12 tackles, five for loss and 3.5 sacks in six games…Redshirted in 2012…Graduated with bachelor's degrees in accounting and finance as double major.
PERSONAL – Attended Wissahickon (Ambler, Pa.) HS, lettering in football, track and basketball, receiving first-team All-League honors in both football and basketball and was a 4.0 student…Mother Winifred Wafuoyo, a Uganda native, is a chemist in the Philadelphia area, holding her doctorate…Father, Patrice Kpassagnon Tagro, is an economist, holding his doctorate, who lives in the Ivory Coast…Spent two summers interning with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Philadelphia, working in accounting and finance the first summer and tax accounting the second…Currently taking online classes from Indiana University toward his MBA…Born in Kalamazoo, Mich. on June 14, 1994…Name pronounced: Tawn-oh pass-N-yo.
