Cornerback, Kansas, 2004–07
Aqib Talib
- Hometown
- Richardson, TX
- Born
- Feb 13, 1986
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Aqib Talib played cornerback at Kansas (2004–07). He was a consensus All‑American in 2007. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Talib in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 54 | 3.5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 1.5 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 13 | 44 | 22 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| On file | 114 | 48 | 162 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 2 | 1 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2007 Kansas 5 games with an interception on file, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. Toledo | W 45–13 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Florida International | W 55–3 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | at Kansas State | W 30–24 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at Oklahoma State | W 43–28 | 1 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–21 | 1 |
2006 Kansas 5 games with an interception on file, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. South Florida | W 13–7 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 32–42 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Colorado | W 20–15 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa State | W 41–10 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Kansas State | W 39–20 | 1 |
2005 Kansas 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 34–14 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Iowa State | W 24–21 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.44 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ |
| Bench press | 10 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
12 seasons, 142 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
Pro Bowls: 5 (2013–17) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2016 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2013
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2016; AP second team 2013; Pro Football Writers first team 2016; Sporting News first team 2016.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 62 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 36 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | New England Patriots | 9 | 40 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | New England Patriots | 13 | 41 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 62 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 44 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 42 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | Denver Broncos | 12 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 142 | 444 | 1 | 35 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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