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 26.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.1

Efficiency

26.1

Consistency

72.2

Season Value

47.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 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

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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.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

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

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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

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 StateW 42-3543100
Sun 11/19vs TexasL 16-2672000
Sun 11/12@ BYUSplash gameW 45-1311101
Sat 11/4vs KansasL 21-2811000
Sat 10/28@ BaylorW 30-1855100
Sat 10/14@ CincinnatiSplash gameW 30-10330011
Sun 10/8vs TCUW 27-1422001
Sat 9/30@ OklahomaSplash gameL 20-5086002
Sat 9/23vs Oklahoma StateW 34-27440010
Sat 9/16@ OhioL 7-1032001
Sat 9/9vs IowaL 13-2053000
Sat 9/2vs Northern IowaW 30-911001

Career Arc

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    Iowa State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State17.71.7
2021 PostseasonIowa State3.512.21.92.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State3.512.21.90
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State15265.211.5
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State1326.15.1-2

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 62.6 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 46.5 takeover score.

#4

BYU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 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 Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Iowa State

13 primary output · 26.1 efficiency · 5.1 usage

47.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

44.3

15 primary · 26 efficiency · 5.2 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Iowa State

13.1

3.5 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

7

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.