Tariq Woolen

Tariq Woolen (born May 2, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football for the UTSA Roadrunners.

Tariq Woolen
Seattle Seahawks
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1999-05-02) May 2, 1999
Fort Worth, Texas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Arlington Heights
(Fort Worth, Texas)
College:UTSA (2017–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 5 / Pick: 153
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Player stats at NFL.com

In the 2022 NFL Combine, Woolen ran a 4.26 second 40-yard dash, tied for third-best in Combine history and fastest for a player over 6 feet tall.[1][2]

Early life and high school

Woolen grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Arlington Heights High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at the University of Texas at San Antonio over offers from North Texas, Houston, and Texas State.[3]

College career

Woolen redshirted his freshman season at UTSA. As a redshirt freshman wide receiver, he caught 15 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown.[4] Woolen started the first three games of his redshirt sophomore season before moving to the cornerback position.[5] Woolen became a starter during his redshirt junior season and finished the year with 35 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks with four passes broken up and one interception.[6] Woolen had 25 tackles, 5 passes broken up, and one interception as a redshirt senior.[7] After the conclusion of his college career, Woolen was invited to play in the 2022 Senior Bowl.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 205 lb
(93 kg)		 33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.26 s1.47 s2.49 s4.30 s7.10 s42.0 in
(1.07 m)		10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)		12 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9]

Despite coming from a relatively small school, Woolen's NFL Combine 40-yard dash time of 4.26 seconds and 42'' vertical jump boosted his draft stock tremendously, with analysts calling him a "once-in-a-lifetime" athlete and "draft steal" for the Seattle Seahawks.[10] Numerous analysts considered Woolen a raw prospect but likened him to NFL great Richard Sherman for Sherman's similar wide receiver to cornerback position transition. Furthermore, numerous analysts lauded the Seahawks, Woolen's draft team, for pursuing the "Pete Carroll" athletic mold, a defensive back scouting method pioneered by Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll during the legendary Legion of Boom era, through which coaches draft tall, strong defensive players as opposed to shorter prospects.[11]

References
  1. Shannon, Chase (January 24, 2022). "Catching up with Tariq Woolen". FoxSanAntonio.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. "UTSA's Spencer Burford, Tariq Woolen set for Senior Bowl showcase". San Antonio Express-News. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. "FW Arlington Heights receiver commits to UTSA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 11, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. "5 things Baylor fans need to know about UTSA, including their freshman QB and a WR head coach Matt Rhule". The Dallas Morning News. September 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. "Converted wideout Tariq Woolen making mark at cornerback". San Antonio Express-News. September 1, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. "UTSA 'freak' athlete Tariq Woolen looking to make strides in second year at CB". San Antonio Express-News. September 1, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. "UTSA's Tariq Woolen declares for NFL draft, will skip Frisco Bowl". San Antonio Express-News. December 20, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. "Tariq Woolen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  9. "2022 Draft Scout Tariq Woolen, Texas-San Antonio NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  10. "2022 NFL Draft Profile: Tariq Woolen, Cornerback, UTSA". NFL Mocks. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  11. "Tariq Woolen Discusses 4.26 40-Yard Dash At NFL Combine, Preparing For The Draft". www.seahawks.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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