TaRiq Bracy: CB · Notre Dame · #28.
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TaRiq Bracy
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The five seasons at Notre Dame span two head coaches: Brian Kelly and Marcus Freeman. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Syracuse — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 5.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 31 | 21 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 39 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 24 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 34 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 17 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 145 | 107 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 13 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-21@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-26vs Marshall | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-17vs California | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-32@ North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-20vs No. 16 BYU | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-21vs UNLV | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-24@ No. 16 Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 35-14vs No. 5 Clemson | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-32vs Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 21 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 10 · 2022
W 35-14
vs Clemson
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Clemson.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this season31 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
39.4%
338 pass / 519 run
Plays / game
65.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #177 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 145 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
