Defensive back, Iowa State, 2020–23
T.J. Tampa
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- Born
- Mar 13, 2002
T.J. Tampa played defensive back at Iowa State (2020–23). The Baltimore Ravens took Tampa in round 4, No. 130 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last at Oklahoma, 2023Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 18 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 39 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 44 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Career | 106 | 82 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa State | 2 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Iowa State | 2 | DB | So. | ||
| 2022 | Iowa State | 2 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | Iowa State | 2 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Iowa State 12 games, 44 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 30–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Iowa | L 13–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Ohio | L 7–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 34–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Oklahoma | L 20–50 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | vs. TCU | W 27–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Cincinnati | W 30–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Baylor | W 30–18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kansas | L 21–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at BYU | W 45–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Texas | L 16–26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Kansas State | W 42–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Iowa State 12 games, 39 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 42–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | atIowa | W 10–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Ohio | W 43–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Baylor | L 24–31 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atKansas | L 11–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Kansas State | L 9–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atTexas | L 21–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Oklahoma | L 13–27 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 5 | vs. West Virginia | W 31–14 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atOklahoma State | L 14–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Texas Tech | L 10–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atTCU | L 14–62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Iowa State 9 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Northern Iowa | W 16–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Iowa | L 17–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at UNLV | W 48–3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atBaylor | L 29–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Kansas | W 59–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atKansas State | W 33–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 24–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atWest Virginia | L 31–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 13–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Iowa State 4 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atTCU | W 37–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Texas Tech | W 31–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atKansas | W 52–22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Kansas State | W 45–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ | |
| Weight | 189 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.97 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.07 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 34 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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