Tarheeb Still
Still with Maryland in 2021
No. 4
PositionDefensive back
ClassSenior
MajorCriminal Justice
Personal information
Born:Sicklerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolTimber Creek
(Sicklerville, New Jersey)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2020 Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
  • 2020 Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
  • 2023 Second Team all Big Ten (Coaches)
  • 2023 Third Team all Big Ten (Media)

Tarheeb Still is an American football defensive back who is currently waiting for the results for the 2024 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.

Early life and high school

Still grew up in Sicklerville, New Jersey, and attended Timber Creek Regional High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field.[1] During his high school football career, he was named the Defensive Back MVP at the 2019 Nike Football Opening Regional-New Jersey and broke the school-wide record for the most receiving yards in a season with 71 catches for 1,541 yards.[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland over offers from West Virginia, Baylor, NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Purdue, UCF, Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Syracuse.[3]

College career

During Still's true freshman season in 2020, he played in and started all four games at cornerback and finished the season with 18 solo tackles, two assisted tackles and 20 total tackles.[4] During the 2021 season, he played in and started all 13 games at cornerback and finished the season with 40 solo tackles, 15 assisted tackles, 55 total tackles, three tackles for loss for 13 yards, two sacks, 11 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a touchdown.[5] In the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl, Still returned a punt from Virginia Tech for a touchdown, which was Maryland's first points of the game.[6]

During the 2022 season, he appeared in 12 games and started 10 of them. He finished the season with 35 solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 45 total tackles, four tackles for loss for 22 yards, an interception and one pass breakup.[7] He was also named on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List.[8] In the 2023 season he had 32 solo tackles, 2 pass deflections, and 5 interceptions.[9] The interceptions were a career high for Still. On December 4, Still declared for the 2024 NFL draft.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Tarheeb Still". Maryland Terrapins.
  2. ↑ Shuster, Emma (August 17, 2021). "Maryland CB Tarheeb Still: Terps 'Can Handle Whatever Is Thrown Our Way'". PressBox. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tarheeb Still, Timber Creek, Cornerback". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tarheeb Still 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tarheeb Still 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ Richman, Jacob (December 29, 2021). "All three phases thrived in Maryland football's Pinstripe Bowl romp". The Diamondback. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tarheeb Still 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ Bricker, Grant (July 28, 2022). "These 8 B1G standouts are up for the Paul Hornung Award". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tarheeb Still". www.espn.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Ben Dickson. "Maryland football: Long-time starter declares for 2024 NFL Draft". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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