Sophomore defensive tackle for Duke. 2019: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 10 tackles.
6′2″ · 320 lb · Louisville, KY
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 319 nationally · Signed with Duke
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive tackle for Duke. 2019: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 10 tackles.
Tahj Rice
Second year in the Duke defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Miami, Week 14, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Duke, 16 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 13-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (1st percentile).
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 · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2019
W 27–17
vs Miami
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 30-33vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-48@ Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20@ North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-49vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-39@ Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-17vs Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |