T. J. Tampa
Iowa State Cyclones – No. 2
PositionCornerback
ClassSenior
MajorCommunications studies
Personal information
Born: (2002-03-13) March 13, 2002
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolLakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida)
Career highlights and awards

T. J. Tampa (born March 13, 2002) is an American football cornerback for the Iowa State Cyclones.

Early life and high school

Marques Tampa Jr. was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and moved to Jonesboro, Georgia at age three. At15, he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and attended Lakewood High School. In his high school career he played on both offense and defense. On offense he caught 67 passes for 1,323 yards and 15 touchdowns. On defense he tallied 33 tackles with nine being for a loss, four sacks, two pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and two forced fumbles.[1] Tampa would decide to commit to play college football at Iowa State over schools such as Georgia, Maryland, Rutgers, Toledo, UCF, and South Florida.[2][3]

College career

In Tampa's first season in 2020 he recorded five tackles with one being for a loss.[4] In Tampa's second year he would take a step up racking up 18 tackles with 0.5 going for a loss, and three pass deflections.[5] In week nine of the 2022 season, Tampa had a career day, tallying seven tackles with one going for a loss, and four pass deflections, but the Cyclones would fall to Oklahoma.[6] In week eleven, Tampa would record his first career interception, picking off a pass by Gunnar Gundy, but Iowa State would lose to Oklahoma State.[7][8] Tampa would finish his breakout 2022 season with 40 tackles including five going for a loss, nine pass defelections, an interception, and a forced fumble.[9] For his performance on the season, Tampa would be named second team all Big-12.[10][11] Tampa was named preseason first team all Big-12, for the upcoming 2023 season.[12][13] Tampa was also named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list, which is awarded to the best defensive back in the country, and to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, which is given to nation's best defensive player.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "TJ Tampa's Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Bain, Matthew. "Florida three-star athlete T.J. Tampa commits to Iowa State". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Page, Rodney. "Lakewood receiver TJ Tampa was never really the new kid on the block". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "T.J. Tampa 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "T.J. Tampa 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Oklahoma 27-13 Iowa (Oct 29. 2022) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Peterson, Randy. "Peterson: Iowa State can't get out of its own way in loss at Oklahoma State". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Ruhl, Dean (12 November 2022). "With Spencer Sanders, OSU finds rejuvenated offense in 20-14 win against Iowa State". Tulsa World. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "T.J. Tampa 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Sports. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gabriel named Offensive Newcomer of the Year as 12 Cowboys, Sooners land on All-Big 12 teams". KOCO. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Iowa State's T.J. Tampa named to Preseason All-Big 12 football team". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "T.J. Tampa Named Preseason All-Big 12". KJAN. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Osen, Nick. "CB TJ Tampa named to Jim Thorpe Award Watch List". 247Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Royston, Christian. "T.J. Tampa earns a spot on Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 14 August 2023.


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