
Tuf Borland
LB
#47
Experience: 1 year
Height: 6-1
Age: 27
Weight: 233 lbs
College: Ohio State
Biography
• Started 31 of the 49 career games he played at Ohio State, joining only J.T. Barrett in Buckeye history as a 3-time captain.Â
• Teammate with fellow 2021 Vikings rookie Wyatt Davis at OSU.Â
• Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten his final 3 seasons (2017-20), by league coaches and media.
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten 4 times, 2017-20.
• Helped Ohio State to Big Ten titles and a berth in the 2020 National Championship game vs. Alabama.
• Ended Buckeye career with 228 tackles, 19 TFLs and 6.5 sacks.
• Earned bachelor's degree in human development and family science and a master's degree in sports coaching at OSU, playing the 2020 season as a grad student.Â
• Helped Bollingbrook, IL High to state playoffs each of his 4 seasons and was named All-State by Chicago Tribune 2 times.
• A 4-star recruit by 247Sports and Scout, also played baseball and basketball.
• Father, Kyle Borland, was a LB at Wisconsin, in the USFL with the Michigan Panthers ('83, '84) and the LA Rams in 1987.