Taj-Amir Torres: DB · Boston College · #24.
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Taj-Amir Torres
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Rated a two-star prospect, with four seasons of snaps at Boston College since. On tape: 7 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 12 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 50 | 33 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 32 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2015 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 95 | 63 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 15 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 33 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL50 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks · 12 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Steve Addazio — 24-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boston College, 95 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Addazio.
