| No. 33 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Running back Kickoff returner | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-02-14)February 14, 2003 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Paulsboro (NJ) | ||||||||||||||
| College | North Carolina A&T (2021–2022) Virginia Tech (2023–2024) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 4th round, 104th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Bhayshul Tuten (born February 14, 2003) is an American professionalfootballrunning back andkickoff returner for theJacksonville Jaguars of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNorth Carolina A&T Aggies andVirginia Tech Hokies. Tuten was selected by the Jaguars in the fourth round of the2025 NFL draft.
Raised inPaulsboro, New Jersey, Tuten played prep football atPaulsboro High School.[1][2] As a senior in 2020, he was the South Jersey Times Football Offensive player of the Year.[3] For his high school career he had 3,768 rushing yards and 77touchdowns. Tuten committed toNorth Carolina A&T State University to play college football.
Tuten played at North Carolina A&T in 2021 and 2022. He rushed 37 times for 215 yards with three touchdowns as a freshman. He rushed for 1,363 yards on 208 carries with 13 touchdowns as a sophomore.[4] After the 2022 season, Tuten transferred toVirginia Tech.[5][6] In his first year in 2023, he started all 13 games and rushed 173 times for 863 yards and 10 touchdowns.[7] He returned as Virginia Tech's starting running back his senior year in 2024.[8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft9+1⁄4 in (1.76 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 4.32 s | 1.49 s | 2.50 s | 4.15 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | 24 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Tuten was selected in the fourth round (104th pick) by theJacksonville Jaguars in the2025 NFL draft.[11] On December 15, 2025, Tuten was ruled out for multiple weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a finger injury suffered in Week 15 against theNew York Jets.[12]