T. J. Tampa (born March 13, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones.
 Tampa in 2022 | |||||
| No. 27 – Baltimore Ravens | |||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | March 13, 2002 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Iowa State (2020–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 4 / pick: 130 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024 | |||||
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Early life
editMarques Tampa Jr. was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and moved to Jonesboro, Georgia at age three. At 15, he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and attended Lakewood High School. In his high school career he played on both offense and defense. On offense he caught 67 passes for 1,323 yards and 15 touchdowns. On defense he tallied 33 tackles with nine being for a loss, four sacks, two pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and two forced fumbles.[1] Tampa would decide to commit to play college football at Iowa State over schools such as Georgia, Maryland, Rutgers, Toledo, UCF, and South Florida.[2][3]
College career
editIn Tampa's first season in 2020, he recorded five tackles with one being for a loss.[4] In Tampa's second year he took a step up racking up 18 tackles with 0.5 going for a loss, and three pass deflections.[5] In week nine of the 2022 season, Tampa had a career day, tallying seven tackles with one going for a loss, and four pass deflections, but the Cyclones fell to Oklahoma.[6] In week eleven, Tampa recorded his first career interception, picking off a pass by Gunnar Gundy, but Iowa State lost to Oklahoma State.[7][8] Tampa finished his breakout 2022 season with 40 tackles including five going for a loss, nine pass defelections, an interception, and a forced fumble.[9] For his performance on the season, Tampa was selected to the second-team all-Big-12.[10][11] Tampa was named preseason first-team all-Big-12, for the upcoming 2023 season.[12][13] Tampa was also named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list, which is awarded to the best defensive back in the country, and to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, which is given to nation's best defensive player.[14][15]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | ||||
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| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
189 lb (86 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.59 s | 1.64 s | 2.65 s | 4.07 s | 6.97 s | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[16][17] | ||||||||||||
The Baltimore Ravens selected Tampa in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.[18] On July 15, 2024, He was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "TJ Tampa's Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Bain, Matthew (August 16, 2019). "Florida three-star athlete T.J. Tampa commits to Iowa State". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Page, Rodney (November 20, 2019). "Lakewood receiver TJ Tampa was never really the new kid on the block". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "T.J. Tampa 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "T.J. Tampa 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Oklahoma 27-13 Iowa (Oct 29. 2022) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Randy. "Peterson: Iowa State can't get out of its own way in loss at Oklahoma State". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Ruhl, Dean (November 12, 2022). "With Spencer Sanders, OSU finds rejuvenated offense in 20-14 win against Iowa State". Tulsa World. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "T.J. Tampa 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Sports. November 30, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Gabriel named Offensive Newcomer of the Year as 12 Cowboys, Sooners land on All-Big 12 teams". KOCO. November 30, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Iowa State's T.J. Tampa named to Preseason All-Big 12 football team". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "T.J. Tampa Named Preseason All-Big 12". KJAN. July 5, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Osen, Nick. "CB TJ Tampa named to Jim Thorpe Award Watch List". 247Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Royston, Christian (August 1, 2023). "T.J. Tampa earns a spot on Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "T.J. Tampa Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout T.J. Tampa College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Kutz, Anna (April 27, 2024). "T.J. Tampa goes to the Baltimore Ravens in fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft". We Are Iowa. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Keaton Mitchell Placed on Physically Unable to Perform List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Ravens' T.J. Tampa: Placed on PUP list". CBSSports.com. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.