Usage / Role
8%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018East Carolina
Tahj Deans
WR • 6'2" • 184 lbs • Bailey, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Tahj Deans reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
39
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Tahj Deans built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Bailey, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Tahj Deans' career was his receiving role: 35...
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- Committed To
- Liberty
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Tahj Deans, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina. Tahj Deans reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 381
- Receptions
- 35
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Tahj Deans quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 381
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bloomingdale · Liberty
- High school pipeline
- Bloomingdale · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Sophomore
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 204 receiving yards · WR 461st (top 46%) · American Athletic 59th (top 31%) · National 586th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 5 | 16 | 177 | 2 | 62.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 6 | 19 | 204 | 1 | 70.3 |
Related Context
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Tahj Deans played WR for East Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tahj Deans recorded 381 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 204 primary output with 71.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
34
Efficiency
71.8
Usage
12.5
Consistency
68
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina A&T: 25. North Carolina: 54. Old Dominion: 48. Temple: 20. Houston: 40. NC State: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina A&T: 3 by 55.6. North Carolina: 2 by 100. Old Dominion: 5 by 64. Temple: 2 by 66.7. Houston: 6 by 44.4. NC State: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51 · Games = 2 · +25.5 vs Losses
Losses25.5 · Games = 4 · -25.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs NC State
Player Story
Tahj Deans story
Tahj Deans built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Bailey, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Tahj Deans' career was his receiving role: 35 catches, 381 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tahj Deans' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
East Carolina
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 177 | 74.7 | 10.6 | 177 |
| 2018 Regular Season | East Carolina | 204 | 71.8 | 12.5 | 27 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 13 · L 13-70 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
79.5 takeover
59 receiving yards with a 78.7 efficiency score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 2 · W 41-19
54
Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Cincinnati
Week 12 · W 48-20 · Conference game
56
Receiving Yards
73.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 74.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Old Dominion
Week 5 · W 37-35
48
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
48 receiving yards with a 64 efficiency score.
#5
vs Houston
Week 7 · L 20-42 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
56.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 44.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · East Carolina
204 primary output · 71.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage
70.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
62.9
177 primary · 74.7 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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