Henry To'oTo'o
{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Henry To'oTo'o
| image = Henry To'oTo'o NFL Combine (cropped).png
| alt =
| caption = To'oTo'o at the 2023 NFL Combine
| current_team = Houston Texans
| number = 39
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|1|5}}
| birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 228
| high_school = De La Salle {{nowrap|(Concord, California)}}
| college = {{ubl|Tennessee (2019–2020)|Alabama (2021–2022)}}
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 167
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 166
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 5
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 = 1
| statlabel7 = Touchdowns
| statvalue7 =
| pfr = TooTHe00
}}
Henry Moses Ito Iese To'oTo'o ({{respell|TOH|oh|TOH|oh}}; born January 5, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early life
Of Samoan and Tongan descent, To'oTo'o was born in Sacramento, California.{{Cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Nick |last2=Yeager |first2=Clay |date=April 26, 2023 |title=Road to the Pros: Powered by his hometown, Henry To’oTo’o prepares for NFL Draft |url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2023/04/road-to-the-pros-powered-by-his-hometown-henry-tootoo-prepares-for-nfl-draft.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=AL.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bowens |first=Timothy |date=October 16, 2022 |title=Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama With Strong Message After Loss |url=https://tide1009.com/henry-tootoo-alabama-with-strong-message-after-loss/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=Tide 100.9 |language=en}} He attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California.{{Cite web |last=Ubben |first=David |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Why Henry To'oto'o deemed Tennessee the perfect fit as his next home |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/987910/2019/05/22/henry-tootoo-profile-tennessee-recruit-de-la-salle/ |website=The Athletic}} He played both linebacker and running back at De La Salle and was named the Player of the Year by the Bay Area News Group as a senior.{{Cite web |last=Sabedra |first=Darren |date=December 24, 2018 |title=De La Salle star is Bay Area News Group player of the year |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/24/de-la-salle-star-is-bay-area-news-group-player-of-the-year/ |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=The Mercury News}} To'oTo'o committed to play college football at Tennessee over offers from Alabama, Oregon, USC and Washington.{{Cite web |last=Sabedra |first=Darren |date=2019-02-06 |title=Recruiting: De La Salle’s Henry To’oto’o chooses Tennessee |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/06/recruiting-de-la-salles-henry-tootoo/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=The Mercury News}}
College career
= Tennessee =
To'oTo'o became a starting linebacker at Tennessee early in his true freshman season and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after finishing second on the team with 72 tackles.{{Cite web |last=Epps |first=Michael |date=July 21, 2020 |title=Henry To'o To'o named to Butkus Award Watch List |url=https://www.wjhl.com/sports/college-sports-2/tennessee-vols/henry-too-too-named-to-butkus-award-watch-list/ |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=WJHL.com}} He led the Volunteers with 76 tackles, 10 of which were for a loss, in his sophomore season.{{Cite web |last=Casagrande |first=Michael |date=August 12, 2021 |title=What Alabama sees so far from Vol transfer Henry To'o To'o |url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2021/08/what-alabama-sees-so-far-from-vol-transfer-henry-too-too.html |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=AL.com}} In his first game of the 2020 season, he had a pick-six against South Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Tennessee at South Carolina Box Score, September 26, 2020 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2020-09-26-south-carolina.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} After the season, To'oTo'o announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=January 20, 2021 |title=Tennessee football: Henry To'o To'o enters transfer portal |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2021/01/20/henry-too-too-transfer-portal-tennessee-football/4221032001/ |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel}}
= Alabama =
To'oTo'o transferred to the University of Alabama in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=May 8, 2021 |title=Tennessee Volunteers top tackler Henry To'o To'o transfers to Alabama Crimson Tide |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/31410860/tennessee-volunteers-top-tackler-henry-too-too-transfers-alabama-crimson-tide |access-date=May 19, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Nathan |date=May 8, 2021 |title=What missing out on Henry To'o To'o means for Ohio State's linebackers |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/05/what-missing-out-on-henry-too-too-means-for-ohio-state-footballs-linebackers.html |access-date=August 30, 2021 |website=Cleveland.com}} He repeated as a second team All-SEC selection after leading the Crimson Tide with 113 tackles and had 8.5 for loss and four sacks in his first season with the team.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Nick |date=October 10, 2022 |title=Alabama football linebacker Henry To'oTo'o understands Tennessee rivalry |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/10/10/henry-tootoo-tennessee-neyland-stadium-a-huge-challenge-alabama-football/69552589007/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Tuscaloosa News}} To'oTo'o was named first team All-SEC as a senior after making 94 tackles with eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Mason |date=January 30, 2023 |title=Linebacker Henry To'oTo'o Will Not Participate in Senior Bowl |url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/linebacker-henry-tootoo-will-not-participate-in-senior-bowl |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=SI.com}}
In his second season with Alabama, To'oTo'o had 94 total tackles and 2.5 sacks.{{Cite web |title=Henry To'oto'o 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/henry-tootoo-1/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1
| weight = 227
| dash = 4.62
| ten split = 1.57
| twenty split = 2.66
| shuttle = 4.40
| vertical = 32.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| arm span = 32 3/4
| hand span = 10 1/4
| note = All values from the NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=Henry To'oTo'o Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/henry-to-oto-o/3200544f-4f67-5714-6435-02b19e1c75f0 |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Henry To'oTo'o College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1030969&DraftYear=2023 |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
To'oTo'o was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round, 167th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Michael |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Texans continue to add Alabama products with Henry To'oTo'o pick |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/alabama-defense-nfl-draft-17998168.php |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Houston Chronicle}} As a rookie, To'oTo'o appeared in 14 games and started six. He recorded 61 total tackles (35 solo), two passes defended, and one forced fumble.{{Cite web |title=Henry To'oTo'o 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TooTHe00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=January 14, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
NFL career statistics
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="6"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2023 | HOU
| 14 || 6 || 61 || 35 || 26 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | HOU
| 15 || 15 || 105 || 54 || 51 || 1.5 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TooTHe00.htm Career] | 29 | 21 | 166 | 89 | 77 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{footballstats|yahoo=40189}}
- [https://www.houstontexans.com/team/players-roster/henry-to-oto-o/ Houston Texans bio]
- [https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/henry-to-oto-o/7487 Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
- [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/henry-to-o-to-o/12889 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Sacramento, California
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football players
Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:De La Salle High School (Concord, California) alumni
Category:American sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:Sportspeople of Tongan descent
Category:Houston Texans players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Pacific Islander American players of American football