Usage Score
8.5
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.
Efficiency
43.1
Consistency
13.9
Season Value
18.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Old Dominion • Memphis • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
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.
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.
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: 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.
Analysis workspace
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses0.7 · Games = 10
First Half0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · Games = 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 11/29 | 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 | 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 Unknown | — | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Ball State | W 31-0 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Old Dominion
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Purdue
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2021202120222023202320242025
| 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 | 12.5 | 36.5 | 7.4 | 12.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 12.5 | 36.5 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 28.3 | 6.5 | -11.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 7.5 | 43.1 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
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.