Tariq Drake: S · Ohio · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tariq Drake
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Ohio: Frank Solich and Tim Albin. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2022. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Northern Illinois — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 0.5 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.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-46@ Penn State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-43@ Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-52vs Fordham | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ Kent State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Northern Illinois | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-21@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-18@ Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14vs Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Week 13 · 2022
W 38-14
2 interceptions · 0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Bowling Green.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL47 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
49.2%
464 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
67.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #107 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio, 110 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
