Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Purdue
Tahj Ra-El
DB • 6'2" • 208 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tahj Ra-El shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Old Dominion • Memphis • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Tahj Ra-El built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with Memphis, Old Dominion, and Purdue. The clearest part of Tahj Ra-El's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Old Dominion
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Tahj Ra-El, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Old Dominion. Tahj Ra-El shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 260
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Tahj Ra-El quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · DB
- Career Tackles
- 260
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Old Dominion
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Myers Park · Old Dominion
- High school pipeline
- Myers Park · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 110 tackles · DB 2nd (top 1%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 1%) · National 28th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 11 | 40 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Old Dominion | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 13 | 78 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 65 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Memphis | 3 | 18 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 110 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 45.3 |
Related Context
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Tahj Ra-El played DB for Old Dominion, Memphis, and Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tahj Ra-El recorded 260 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Old Dominion paired 13.5 primary output with 37.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.1 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Old Dominion, Memphis, Purdue.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
43.1
Usage
8.2
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 1. Southern Illinois: 0. USC: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Illinois: 0.5. Minnesota: 1.5. Northwestern: 3.5. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Ohio State: 1. Washington: 0. Indiana: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 7 by 39.2. Southern Illinois: 7 by 29.2. USC: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 9 by 37.5. Illinois: 9 by 42.5. Minnesota: 7 by 44.2. Northwestern: 11 by 80.8. Rutgers: 15 by 50. Michigan: 13 by 50. Ohio State: 10 by 51.7. Washington: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 12 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 10 · +0.2 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
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
80.8 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Indiana10+ tackles | L 3-56 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Washington | L 13-49 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles | L 10-34 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Michigan10+ tackles | L 16-21 | 13 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Rutgers10+ tackles | L 24-27 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash game | L 0-19 | 11 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Minnesota | L 20-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Illinois | L 27-43 | 9 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Notre Dame | L 30-56 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs USC | L 17-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Southern Illinois | W 34-17 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Ball State | W 31-0 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tahj Ra-El story
Tahj Ra-El built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with Memphis, Old Dominion, and Purdue. The clearest part of Tahj Ra-El's career was his defensive production: 260 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 12 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. That gives Tahj Ra-El's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Old Dominion
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Purdue
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Old Dominion | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 15.2 | 2.1 | -1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Old Dominion | 13.5 | 37.3 | 7.5 | 13.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 13.5 | 37.3 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 28.3 | 6.3 | -12.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 7.5 | 43.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 51 Northwestern
Week 8 · L 0-19 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Virginia Tech
Week 1 · L 17-36
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 3 · W 20-12
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
@ James Madison
Week 9 · L 27-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 10 · L 24-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Old Dominion
13.5 primary output · 37.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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13.5 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Purdue
45.3
7.5 primary · 43.1 efficiency · 8.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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