Player Profile

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.

Usage Score

8.5

Efficiency

43.1

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

18.1

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Old Dominion

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Old Dominion
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Tahj Ra-El, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Tahj Ra-El shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Old Dominion paired 0 primary output with 15.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 43.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

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.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

43.1

Usage

8.5

Consistency

13.9

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. Ball State: 1. Unknown: 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

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. Ball State: 7 by 39.2. Unknown: 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

Losses0.7 · n=10
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · n=12

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 11/29vs Indiana10+ tacklesL 3-56127000
Sun 11/16@ WashingtonL 13-4976000
Sat 11/8vs Ohio State10+ tacklesL 10-34105001
Sat 11/1@ Michigan10+ tacklesL 16-211311000
Sat 10/25vs Rutgers10+ tacklesL 24-27153000
Sat 10/18@ Northwestern10+ tacklesL 0-191120.5003
Sat 10/11@ MinnesotaL 20-27740.5001
Sat 10/4vs IllinoisL 27-43910.5000
Sat 9/20@ Notre DameL 30-5698000
Sat 9/13vs USCL 17-3332000
Sat 9/6vs Unknown77000
Sat 8/30vs Ball StateW 31-077100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Old Dominion

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Memphis

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Purdue

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonOld Dominion18.71
2021 Regular SeasonOld Dominion18.710
2022 Regular SeasonOld Dominion015.22.1-1
2023 PostseasonOld Dominion12.536.57.412.5
2023 Regular SeasonOld Dominion12.536.57.40
2024 Regular SeasonMemphis128.36.5-11.5
2025 Regular SeasonPurdue7.543.18.56.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#2

Virginia Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.

#3

Wake Forest

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.

#4

Florida State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

#5

Coastal Carolina

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Old Dominion

0 primary output · 15.2 efficiency · 2.1 usage

39.1

#2

2023 Postseason · Old Dominion

27.6

12.5 primary · 36.5 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Old Dominion

27.6

12.5 primary · 36.5 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

10

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.7967

Myers Park · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
Old Dominion
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

3

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

260

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 44 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
260