Tariq Castro-Fields: CB · Penn State · #5.
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Tariq Castro-Fields
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Five seasons in the Penn State secondary to date. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Illinois — Week 8, 2021.
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
32 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | Penn State | 33 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2020 | Penn State | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Penn State | 52 | 32 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 32 | 21 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2017 | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 139 | 94 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 26 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-10@ No. 12 Wisconsin | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-13vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs No. 22 Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-17vs Villanova | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-0vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23@ No. 3 Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-20vs Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33@ No. 5 Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14@ Maryland | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30@ No. 12 Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
33tackles this season33 tackles · 7 pass breakups.
5 seasons under James Franklin — 42-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
52.2%
458 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
73.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
547 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #251 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Penn State, 139 tackles — drafted at #221 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ersEntering 5th NFL season
San Francisco 49ersEntering 5th NFL season
