Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Taariq Al-Uqdah
Senior linebacker for Washington. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 236 lb · Los Angeles, CA · City Honors College Prep
CFB Index 75 · #87 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Washington for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Backed by 12 tackles -- top 1% tackles game. -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Washington State
Swing playSwung Washington State from 52% to 80% to win.Washington State at Oregon State · 41-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Washington. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2022.
- Transferred from Washington State to Washington in 2025.
Taariq Al-Uqdah
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Washington State — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Inglewood
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Washington
Coaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning
2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning
2026Washington2-0HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Washington | 15 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 69 | 45 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 40 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 125 | 77 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 24–10
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
With D. Williams Jr. — 268 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.7 · 61 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · H. Green — 50 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Vonta Bentley’s 2022 season.
Matches Vonta on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cannon Blauser's junior season at Ohio (2022).
Matches Cannon on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Cannon on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Taariq Al-Uqdah
Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Enrolled at UW in January, 2025, via the transfer portal ... started the opener vs. Colorado State, finishing with six tackles, including one for a loss ... team-high five tackles in a start vs. UC Davis ... four tackles, including half of a sack, in the win at Washington Stat...
The linebacker corps · Washington
- #10Xe'Ree Alexander70 tackles · 2025
- #9Jacob Manu23 tackles · 2025
- #23Zaydrius Rainey-Sale21 tackles · 2025
- Taariq Al-Uqdah15 tackles · 2025
- #25Donovan Robinson Jr.no box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Washington team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology