Tarik Black (American football)
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Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
.jpg) Black during the 2018 season | |||||||
| No. 17 – Louisville Kings | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | February 10, 1998 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, Connecticut) | ||||||
| College | Michigan (2017–2019) Texas (2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||
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Tarik Black (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Louisville Kings of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and Texas Longhorns. He has also played for the Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).
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
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, recording 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]