Taariq Al-Uqdah
Taariq Al-Uqdah
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Colorado State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 15 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 69 | 45 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 40 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 124 | 76 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Vonta Bentley’s 2022 season.
Matches Vonta on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cannon Blauser's junior season at Ohio (2022).
Matches Cannon on
Differs from Cannon on
Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Enrolled at UW in January, 2025, via the transfer portal ... started the opener vs. Colorado State, finishing with six tackles, including one for a loss ... team-high five tackles in a start vs. UC Davis ... four tackles, including half of a sack, in the win at Washington Stat...