Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019UConn
Tahj Herring-Wilson
DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Hartford, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tahj Herring-Wilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Tahj Herring-Wilson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Hartford, CT wearing No. 14, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Tahj Herring-Wilson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Tahj Herring-Wilson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UConn. Tahj Herring-Wilson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 63
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Tahj Herring-Wilson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · DB
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeSoto · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- DeSoto · 90 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DB 457th (top 51%) · American Athletic 194th (top 35%) · National 2,142nd (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 5 | 17 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 22.6 |
Related Context
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Tahj Herring-Wilson played DB for UConn. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tahj Herring-Wilson recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UConn paired 5 primary output with 17.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wagner
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · UConn
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
18.1
Usage
2.3
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wagner
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wagner: 1. Illinois: 0. Indiana: 0. UCF: 1. East Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wagner: 2 by 18.3. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wagner
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs East Carolina
Player Story
Tahj Herring-Wilson story
Tahj Herring-Wilson built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive back from Hartford, CT wearing No. 14, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Tahj Herring-Wilson's career was his defensive production: 63 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 7 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Tahj Herring-Wilson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
UConn
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 26.9 | 4.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | UConn | 5 | 17.1 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 2 | 18.1 | 2.3 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ SMU
Week 5 · L 28-49 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#2
@ East Carolina
Week 12 · L 21-55 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Boise State
Week 2 · L 7-62
1
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 1 · L 17-56 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Wagner
Week 1 · W 24-21
1
Havoc Plays
44.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UConn
5 primary output · 17.1 efficiency · 1.9 usage
45.8
#2
2017 Regular Season · UConn
24.7
1 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · UConn
22.6
2 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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