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Player Dossier
2017-2021Penn State
Tariq Castro-Fields
CB • 6'0" • 191 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tariq Castro-Fields shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Tariq Castro-Fields built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Tariq Castro-Fields' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 43
- Overall
- No. 221
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Tariq Castro-Fields, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Penn State. Tariq Castro-Fields shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 139
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 26
Quick Answers
Tariq Castro-Fields quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 139
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Riverdale Baptist · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Riverdale Baptist · 10 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 6 · Pick 43 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · CB 85th (top 22%) · Big Ten 135th (top 22%) · National 1,274th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 29 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 48 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 52.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 32 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 32.7 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Tariq Castro-Fields
Tariq Castro-Fields played CB for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tariq Castro-Fields recorded 19 receiving yards and 139 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Penn State paired 13 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Penn State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
2
Consistency
45.2
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Ball State: 0. Auburn: 1. Villanova: 1. Indiana: 2. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 1. Ohio State: 1. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Auburn: 2 by 18.3. Villanova: 1 by 14.2. Indiana: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 6 by 35. Ohio State: 2 by 18.3. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
35 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | @ Arkansas | L 10-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Michigan State | L 27-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Rutgers | W 28-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Maryland | W 31-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Ohio State | L 24-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Illinois | L 18-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Iowa | L 20-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 24-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Villanova | W 38-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Auburn | W 28-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Ball State | W 44-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Wisconsin | W 16-10 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tariq Castro-Fields story
Tariq Castro-Fields built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Tariq Castro-Fields' career was his defensive production: 139 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tariq Castro-Fields' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 6 | 16 | 3.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 16 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 13.5 | 20.7 | 3 | 7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 13.5 | 20.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 28.9 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 28.9 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 20 | 3.7 | -12 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 7 | 17.3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 7 | 17.3 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 1 · L 24-27 · Postseason
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Buffalo
Week 2 · W 45-13
3
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 8 · W 28-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 8 · L 35-36 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 5 · W 59-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Penn State
13 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 4.3 usage
52.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Penn State
52.7
13 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Penn State
51.4
13.5 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
9
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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