#28

Taliq Black

Freshman safety on Ohio's 2026 roster.

S · Ohio · Fr. · #28

6′0″ · 194 lb · Columbus, OH

Returning to Ohio for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat South AlabamaHancock Whitney StadiumSouth Alabama by 4.5

The story

1 safety on Ohio's 2026 roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Taliq Black

S · Ohio Dominican · Fr · #28

The receipt: 9 tackles against Morehead State — Week 1, 2026.

9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Ohio Dominican1-1HC: John Hauser · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#11 / 457 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#108 / 457 · 71st pct

Sacks#121 / 457 · 37th pct

0.0

QB hurries#126 / 457 · 36th pct

Tackles for loss#279 / 457 · 20th pct

0.0

Tackles#458 / 457 · 0th pct

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 1 game: 9.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 2.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

John Hauser

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Ohio	9	8	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
Career		9	8	0.0	0.0	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 42-40@ Morehead State	9	8	0.0	0.0	—	2	Season-high 9 tackles
Total		9	8	0.0	0.0	—	2

The secondary · Ohio

#5Adonis Williams Jr.S · Sr.75 tackles · 2025
#2DJ WalkerS · Jr.55 tackles · 2025
#7Tank PearsonCB · Sr.49 tackles · 2025
#9Michael Mack IICB · Sr.35 tackles · 2025
#28Taliq BlackS · Fr.1 game · 2026

27 more on the roster · Ohio team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology