Biography

BIOGRAPHY

T.J. Bass was born March 31, 1999, in Deming, Washington. He is a guard in the NFL.

In his first year at Oregon, 2020, Bass started all seven games at left guard and earned honorable mention all-conference honors. In 2021, he started all 14 games, the first six at left guard and the final eight at left tackle, being named a first-team All-Pac-12. Bass started every game again in his final season, 2022, and was named first-team All-Pac-12 and a second-team All-American by The Athletic. He was invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after the season. He finished his college career having started all 34 games for the Ducks, 13 at left guard and the rest at left tackle.

After going unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Bass was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. He impressed the team in preseason, being the only lineman on the team not to allow a quarterback pressure in their three games. On August 29, 2023, the Cowboys announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster.