Tahjae Mullix brings veteran trench toughness to UConn
In the 2025 season, Tahjae Mullix showed disruptive flashes at Oregon State with 6 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack in 4 games, and UConn’s 2026 roster lists him as a 5th-year, 285-pound defensive lineman with a long transfer path from Western Illinois to Western Carolina to Oregon State.[7][1] He looks like the kind of sturdy interior defender coaches trust: experienced, physical, and production-savvy for a role that often gets overlooked on stat sheets.[7][8] If you want a plug-in DL who can eat blocks, create backfield nudges, and bring grown-man mileage, Mullix is a sensible fit.
