6′1″ · 243 lb · Washington, DC · St. John's College
He is a true freshman with 4 games on the stat sheet.
2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: his team’s results.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.
Michigan Football freshman edge rusher Tariq Boney impresses vs UTEP
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Tariq Boney
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Minnesota — Week 5, 2026.
8 tackles · 2 sacks
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 tackle, 1 hurry.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs UTEP | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 19-20vs No. 17 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-20@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-18vs Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 17 · W 21-18 vs Penn State, play by play
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 4 games with play by play.
How Michigan’s defense played that day
Penn State’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (3 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 9.
2 tackles.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Third quarter, up 38-14.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
38.9%
133 pass / 209 run
Plays / game
57.0
6 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
149 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
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Michigan Football freshman edge rusher Tariq Boney impresses vs UTEP
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from 4 outlets
Michigan Football freshman edge rusher Tariq Boney impresses vs UTEP
Maize n Brew +1 Sep 20 · 2 outlets
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Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Oct 24.
Fans first named him vs UTEP.
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