Player Career

Tabari McGaskey Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tabari McGaskey story

Tabari McGaskey built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Tabari McGaskey's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 6 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Rice. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tabari McGaskey's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rice.

The arc is straightforward: Tabari McGaskey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Rice

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonRice0
2013 Regular SeasonRice00
2014 Regular SeasonRice00
2015 Regular SeasonRice00
2016 Regular SeasonRice18.536.19.418.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UTSA

Week 7 · L 13-14 · Conference game

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

97.2 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Charlotte

Week 11 · W 22-21 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

70.3 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#3

vs North Texas

Week 4 · L 35-42 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Western Kentucky

Week 1 · L 14-46 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

50.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Baylor

Week 3 · L 10-38

2

Havoc Plays

49.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Rice

18.5 primary output · 36.1 efficiency · 9.4 usage

63.1

#2

2012 Regular Season · Rice

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Rice

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

5

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games