Last confirmed: Boston College, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Amherst, MA · Amherst Regional
Taj-Amir Torres: DB · Boston College · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Taj-Amir Torres
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. 2 stars out of high school, four seasons of real snaps at Boston College since. On tape: 7 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 12 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 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 him by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 50 | 33 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 32 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2015 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 95 | 63 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 15 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 33 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL50 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks · 12 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Steve Addazio — 24-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Boston College, 95 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Addazio.
