Tarik Black (American football)
Tarik Black (born February 10, 1998) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan and Texas.
Black during the 2018 season | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | February 10, 1998 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, Connecticut) |
| College: | Michigan (2017-2019) Texas (2020) |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2021 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early years edit
Black attended Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut. He was a four-star recruit ranked as the No. 81 high school player in the country by ESPN.[1] He was also rated as the top recruit in Connecticut and was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[2]
Black received scholarship offers from Auburn and Alabama, among others. In December 2016, in a Facebook live broadcast, he committed to play college football at the University of Michigan.[3]
College career edit
Black enrolled early at Michigan in January 2017. He participated in Michigan's spring practice where he impressed observers.[4][5]
On September 2, 2017, Black started at wide receiver as a true freshman in Michigan's season opener against Florida. He scored a touchdown on his first collegiate reception and had two receptions for 83 yards in the game.[6][7][8] During the fourth quarter of the Wolverines' third game of the season against Air Force, Black was injured and left with a broken left foot.[9] At the time of his injury, he led the team in receiving yards.[10] He did not return for the rest of the season, finishing with 11 catches for 149 yards and one touchdown in three games.[11]
Just before the start of his sophomore season in 2018, Black suffered another, similar injury, this time fracturing his right foot.[12] He saw his first playing time of the year on November 3 against Penn State,[10] and recorded his first catch of the year two weeks later against Indiana. He finished his sophomore season with just four catches for 35 yards and no touchdowns.[13]
Black was healthy in the 2019 season, but had to compete for playing time with Nico Collins, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Ronnie Bell. For the year, he played in 11 games and had 25 receptions for 323 yards and 1 touchdown.[13] Black entered the transfer portal on December 13, 2019.[14]
On April 28, 2020, Black announced he had decided to grad transfer to the University of Texas at Austin.[15] In one season at Texas he played in 8 games, with one start, one touchdown and 10 receptions for 240 yards. His only start came in the first game of the season, against UTEP, after which he lost the starting job to Brennan Eagles. He did not play in his final game at Texas and opted not to play in the Alamo Bowl, even though Eagles also opted out meaning he would've gotten more playing time.[16]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.53 s | 1.58 s | 2.52 s | 4.26 s | 6.91 s | 40.0 in (1.02 m) | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[17][18] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts edit
Black signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2021.[19] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[20][21] He was released on November 23.
New York Jets edit
On December 7, 2021, Black was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[22] He was called up from the practice squad for the last game of the season against the Buffalo Bills and made his first career NFL catch. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 10, 2022.[23]
On August 30, 2022, Black was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.[24][25] He was released on December 6.[26]
Baltimore Ravens edit
On January 3, 2023, Black was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. On April 19, 2023, Black re-signed with the Ravens.[27] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[28] He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 26, 2023.[29] He was released on October 27. Tarik was signed again to the practice squad on December 7.[30] He was released on January 17, 2024.
References edit
- ^ "Tarik Black". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ Lipshez, Ken (October 3, 2016). . Record-Journal. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ Mark Snyder (December 14, 2016). "Michigan lands four-star receiver Tarik Black". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Baumgardner, Nick (May 18, 2017). "All aboard the Tarik Black train, as Michigan's young WRs look ready to prove themselves". Mlive.com.
- ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (June 19, 2017). "'Chip on my shoulder' makes UM's Tarik Black work even harder". The Detroit News.
- ^ Janes, Ted (September 2, 2017). "Black, Isaac boost Michigan's offense against Florida". The Michigan Daily.
- ^ "Black Shines In Debut For University of Michigan Football". The Cheshire Herald. September 3, 2017.
- ^ Angelique S. Chengelis (September 12, 2017). "UM's Tarik Black awakens doubters with play". The Detroit News.
- ^ Baumgardner, Nick (October 23, 2017). "Michigan WR Tarik Black 'still healing,' Chase Winovich on the mend". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ a b Baumgardner, Nick (November 12, 2018). "Michigan football slowly working back WR Tarik Black (foot)". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Tarik Black 2017 Game Log". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan WR Tarik Black out several weeks with fractured foot". ESPN.com. August 27, 2018.
- ^ a b "Tarik Black 2018 Game Log". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Source: Michigan's Black enters transfer portal". ESPN.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ Briseno, Alex (April 28, 2020). "Former Michigan WR Tarik Black transfers to Texas". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ Eberts, Wescott. "Report: Texas WR Tarik Black won't play in Alamo Bowl". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Tarik Black College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Tarik Black 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Colts Sign 5 Undrafted Free Agents". Colts.com. May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Announce Final 2021 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Sign 15 Players To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 1, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 7, 2021). "Jets Sign RB Austin Walter, Place WR Corey Davis on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 10, 2022). "Jets Sign 10 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 30, 2022). "Final Cuts: Jets Move 27 Players to Trim Roster to NFL's 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2022). "Jets Sign 13 Players to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 6, 2022). "Jets Sign OL Chris Glaser, WR Diontae Spencer to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (April 19, 2023). "Ravens Sign Free Agent Wide Receiver". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (August 29, 2023). "10 Takeaways From Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (September 26, 2023). "Ravens Sign Tarik Black, Dontay Demus Jr. to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ "Tarik Black: Back with Baltimore". CBS Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2023.