Position: Strong safety Name Jaquiski Tartt Roster status: Active Weight 100 kg | Height 1.85 m | |
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Date of birth: (1992-02-18) February 18, 1992 (age 23) NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 Parents Cheryl Tartt, Sean King, Sr. Similar People Jim Tomsula, Jim Harbaugh, Adam Henry | ||
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Jaquiski Tartt (born February 18, 1992) is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Samford.
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- Jaquiski Tartt Career Highlights Pick Your Poison
- Jaquiski tartt samford highlights 2013
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Jaquiski tartt samford highlights 2013
Early years
Tartt attended Davidson High School in Mobile, Alabama. Tartt played basketball in high school and did not start playing football until his senior season. Despite playing football for one season, he committed to Samford University to play college football.
College career
Tartt attended Samford from 2010 to 2014. After redshirting as a freshman, he saw his first action in 2011. As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, he became a starter and remained throughout his senior season. For his career he had 277 tackles and six interceptions.
Professional career
Tartt was the first player from Samford to be selected to play in the Senior Bowl. Tartt was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft. This made Tartt the highest drafted Samford player in school history.
As a rookie, Tartt took over as starting safety after Antoine Bethea was put on the season ending injured reserve. He recorded his first career interception in Week 14 when he picked off Johnny Manziel in the second quarter. By the end of the 2015 season, Tartt had recorded 52 solo tackles, 2 sacks, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, and 3 passes defensed.