Tahj Sykes

DL • 6'3" • 308 lbs • Columbus, MS, USA

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Tahj Sykes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Southern Miss
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Player Story

Tahj Sykes built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Columbus, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Tahj Sykes' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8081

Columbus · Columbus, MS

Committed To: Southern Miss
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2017

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Latest team and position: Southern Miss · DL
Career Tackles: 58
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
Best season: 2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Top game: Louisiana Tech
Recruit profile: 3-star · Columbus · Southern Miss
High school pipeline: Columbus · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 3 · Junior
2021 Tackles rank: 20 tackles · DL 334th (top 36%) · Conference USA 228th (top 34%) · National 2,017th (top 34%)

Tahj Sykes played DL for Southern Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tahj Sykes recorded 58 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Southern Miss.

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