KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former defensive tackle Jesse Mahelona has died after being involved in a car accident. He was 26.

Agent Chad Speck said Saturday that Mahelona was involved in an accident about a mile from his home in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Speck did not know any more circumstances of the accident.

Mahelona was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans, where he played in 10 games as a rookie. He also spent time with the Miami Dolphins before playing his last NFL game with the Atlanta Falcons in 2007.

He is survived by his wife, Brandi, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child.

In two seasons as a Volunteer, he had 77 tackles and seven sacks.