Tariq Carpenter

Former defensive back at Georgia Tech. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

DB · Georgia Tech · Sr. · #2

6′4″ · 226 lb · Ludowici, GA

CFB Index 60 · #172 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceGreen Bay — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 7, #228 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1640 nationally · Signed with Georgia Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Georgia Tech. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2017.
Drafted round 7 by the Green Bay in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia Tech, 223 tackles — drafted at #228 overall by Green Bay.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Long County

2022

Drafted by Green Bayround 7, pick 228

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1640 national

CFB

College

Georgia Tech

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #228

Green Bay · 2022

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2018

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

2019–2021

Geoff Collins

Georgia Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Johnson → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 5th NFL season

#228Rd 7 · Pick 7

Green BayEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Georgia Tech5-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

2018Georgia Tech7-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

2019Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Georgia Tech3-7HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2021Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

60Quality starter #172 of 509?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (89th percentile). Strength: tackles (88th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#277 / 2743 · 89th pct

Tackles#327 / 2743 · 88th pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1821 / 2743 · 28th pct

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QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road5g	7.6	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	6.3	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #172 of 509 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia Tech	65	40	1.0	2	--	--
2020	Georgia Tech	39	29	2.5	5	1	--
2019	Georgia Tech	62	48	2.0	5	1	--
2018	Georgia Tech	55	35	1.5	5	2	--
2017	Georgia Tech	2	2	0.0	--	--	--
Career		223	154	7.0	17	4	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-22vs Northern Illinois	3	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 8-14@ Clemson	13	9	0.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 4	W 45-22vs North Carolina	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-52vs Pittsburgh	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-27@ Duke	4	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 40-48@ Virginia	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 17-26vs Virginia Tech	5	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 30-33@ Miami	7	6	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 30-41vs Boston College	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 0-55@ Notre Dame	9	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 0-45vs Georgia	6	4	0.0	—	0
Total		65	40	1.0	—	2

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

Tariq Carpenter

2017

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

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Game log

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