Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Iowa 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 26.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
T.J. Tampa built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of T.J. Tampa's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 130
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
T.J. Tampa, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State. T.J. Tampa shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 106
- TFL
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 19
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T.J. Tampa Iowa State Highlights
2023 · Iowa State · Player Highlight
T.J. Tampa college highlights at Iowa State.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
T.J. Tampa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 106
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 30 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DB 170th (top 18%) · Big 12 77th (top 12%) · National 769th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 39 | 5 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 56.9 |
Related Context
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T.J. Tampa played DB for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Tampa recorded 106 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 13 primary output with 26.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.1 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.
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2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.1
Usage
5.1
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Iowa: 1. Iowa: 1. 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Iowa: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 5 by 30.8. 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
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Wins1.3 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.5 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
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | @ Kansas State | W 42-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Texas | L 16-26 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ BYUSplash game | W 45-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Kansas | L 21-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Baylor | W 30-18 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ CincinnatiSplash game | W 30-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs TCU | W 27-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 20-50 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oklahoma State | W 34-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Ohio | L 7-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Iowa | L 13-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Northern Iowa | W 30-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
T.J. Tampa story
T.J. Tampa built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Saint Petersburg, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of T.J. Tampa's career was his defensive production: 106 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. That gives T.J. Tampa's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 7.7 | 1.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 3.5 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3.5 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 15 | 26 | 5.2 | 11.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 26.1 | 5.1 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma
Week 9 · L 13-27 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 5 · L 20-50 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#3
@ Cincinnati
Week 7 · W 30-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
@ BYU
Week 11 · W 45-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa
Week 2 · L 13-20
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Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
13 primary output · 26.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage
56.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
53.8
15 primary · 26 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Iowa State
16.5
3.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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