Player Dossier

2020-2023

Iowa State

T.J. Tampa

DB • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

T.J. Tampa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

6

Efficiency

25.3

Consistency

68.1

Season Value

31.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

T.J. Tampa, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State. T.J. Tampa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 12 primary output with 25.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 25.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

25.3

Usage

6

Consistency

68.1

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Iowa: 0. Ohio: 1. Oklahoma State: 1. Oklahoma: 2. TCU: 1. Cincinnati: 2. Baylor: 1. Kansas: 0. BYU: 2. Texas: 0. Kansas State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 8 by 53.3. TCU: 2 by 18.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 32.5. Baylor: 5 by 30.8. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 1 by 24.2. Texas: 7 by 29.2. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=5 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

53.3 vs Oklahoma

Result
Sun 11/26@ Kansas StateW 42-3543100
Sun 11/19vs TexasL 16-2672000
Sun 11/12@ BYUW 45-1311101
Sat 11/4vs KansasL 21-2811000
Sat 10/28@ BaylorW 30-1855100
Sat 10/14@ CincinnatiW 30-10330011
Sun 10/8vs TCUW 27-1422001
Sat 9/30@ OklahomaL 20-5086002
Sat 9/23vs Oklahoma StateW 34-27440010
Sat 9/16@ OhioL 7-1032001
Sat 9/9vs IowaL 13-2053000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown11001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State17.71.8
2021 PostseasonIowa State3.512.21.92.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State3.512.21.90
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State1526611.5
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State1225.36-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.

#2

Oklahoma

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

Cincinnati

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#4

BYU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.

#5

West Virginia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

12 primary output · 25.3 efficiency · 6 usage

31.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

27.9

15 primary · 26 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Iowa State

9.2

3.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

106

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

T.J. Tampa quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
106