T.J. Atimalala was a rugged Army DL with a nose for backfield disruption
In the 2015 season, T.J. Atimalala stood out as a high-effort defensive lineman for Army West Point, finishing second on the team with 6.5 tackles for loss and 36 total tackles while starting every game. His calling card was toughness and disruption, not flashy volume: he piled up quarterback-pressure-adjacent production in a scheme that demands discipline and physicality. Atimalala also earned Army’s Thomas West Hammond Memorial Award as the season’s most outstanding lineman, a strong indicator of respect inside the program.
