Tariq Carpenter: DB · Georgia Tech · #2.
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Tariq Carpenter
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons at Georgia Tech span two head coaches: Paul Johnson and Geoff Collins. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Clemson — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 65 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 39 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 62 | 48 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 55 | 35 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 223 | 154 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-14@ No. 6 Clemson | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-22vs No. 21 North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-52vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-27@ Duke | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 40-48@ Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-26vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-33@ Miami | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-41vs Boston College | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-55@ No. 6 Notre Dame | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-45vs No. 1 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL65 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Geoff Collins
Pass share
43.7%
342 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
65 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia Tech, 223 tackles — drafted at #228 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Johnson → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 5th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 5th NFL season
