Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-16vs Eastern Washington | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Taariq Al-Uqdah
Senior linebacker for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 236 lb · Los Angeles, CA · City Honors College Prep
CFB Index 75 · #87 of 571 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 12 tackles -- top 1% tackles game. -- Best game: 6 tackles, vs Eastern Washington
Swing playSwung Washington State from 52% to 80% to win.Washington State at Oregon State · 41-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2022.
- Transferred from Washington State to Washington in 2025.
Taariq Al-Uqdah
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 6 tackles against Eastern Washington — Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Inglewood
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Washington
Coaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 131 | 79 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 48–16
6 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
With D. Williams Jr. — 373 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.4 · 33 rush yds (7 car) · B. Naone — 2 rec · 103 yds
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +6 tackles, +1 pass breakup.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning
2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning
2026Washington3-0HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
56.3%
112 pass / 87 run
Plays / game
66.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
118 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Vonta Bentley’s 2022 season.
Matches Vonta on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
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
TFL rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Cannon on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Taariq Al-Uqdah
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…
The linebacker corps · Washington
- #10Xe'Ree Alexander70 tackles · 2025
- #9Jacob Manu23 tackles · 2025
- #23Zaydrius Rainey-Sale21 tackles · 2025
- Taariq Al-Uqdah15 tackles · 2025
- #25Donovan Robinson Jr.1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Washington team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology