T.J. Tampa

Former defensive back at Iowa State. 2023: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

DB · Iowa State · Sr. · #2

6′2″ · 200 lb · Saint Petersburg, FL

CFB Index 68 · #84 of 339 cornersLow confidenceBaltimore — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 30, #130 overall

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1148 nationally · Signed with Lakewood

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Iowa State. 2023: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Lakewood in 2020.
Drafted round 4 by the Baltimore in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Iowa State, 106 tackles — drafted at #130 overall by Baltimore.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20204 games

Recruited3-star out of Lakewood

2024

Drafted by Baltimoreround 4, pick 130

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1148 national

CFB

College

Iowa State

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #130

Baltimore · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Matt Campbell

Iowa State

Played his entire career under Matt Campbell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BaltimoreEntering 3rd NFL season

#130Rd 4 · Pick 30

BaltimoreEntering 3rd NFL season

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2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 27-23 over that span.

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning

2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #84 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (85th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#95 / 2842 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#402 / 2842 · 85th pct

Tackles#744 / 2842 · 73rd pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#1055 / 2842 · 60th pct

3.0

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road6g	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.9
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	0.6	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jimmy Rogers

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #84 of 339 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #84 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Iowa State	44	33	3.0	7	2	--
2022	Iowa State	39	29	5.0	9	1	--
2021	Iowa State	18	17	0.5	3	--	--
2020	Iowa State	5	3	1.0	--	--	--
Career		106	82	9.5	19	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 42–35

at Kansas State

4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out Kansas State on the road in a shootout.

With A. Sama III — 276 rush yds (16 car) · 3 TD · R. Becht — 230 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-9vs Northern Iowa	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 13-20vs Iowa	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 7-10@ Ohio	3	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 34-27vs Oklahoma State	4	4	0.0	1	0
Wk 5	L 20-50@ Oklahoma	8	6	0.0	—	2	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 6	W 27-14vs TCU	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 30-10@ Cincinnati	3	3	0.0	1	1
Wk 9	W 30-18@ Baylor	5	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 21-28vs Kansas	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 45-13@ BYU	1	1	1.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 16-26vs Texas	7	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 42-35@ Kansas State	4	3	1.0	—	0
Total		44	33	3.0	2	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology