Tariq J. "T.J." Vasher (born August 29, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the San Antonio Brahmas of the

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. He played

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Early years

Vasher grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas, and attended

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, where he played basketball and football. As a senior, Vasher had 1,169 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 60 receptions and was named honorable mention Class 5A All-State and first-team Class 5A Dallas-Fort Worth All-Area. He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas Tech over offers from Ohio State, Mississippi and Mississippi State and also over offers to play college basketball at SMU, Tulsa and

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College career

As a true freshman, Vasher caught two passes for nine yards in the season opener against Stephen F. Austin but suffered a season-ending injury and was granted a medical redshirt. He returned the following year and had 29 receptions for 545 yards and six touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore, Vasher had 54 receptions for 687 yards and seven touchdowns. He had 42 receptions for 515 yards and six touchdowns in his redshirt junior season. As a redshirt senior, Vasher played in seven games and finished the season with 19 catches for 227 yards and two touchdowns.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

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on May 14. On August 31, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. He was waived on August 30, 2022.

San Antonio Brahmas

Vasher was selected by the

San Antonio Brahmas in the Group 1 ninth round (67th overall) of the

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Personal life

Vasher's uncle,

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, is a former National Football League cornerback for the

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References

External links

Texas Tech Red Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasher, T. J. Living people Players of American football from Wichita Falls, Texas American football wide receivers Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Dallas Cowboys players San Antonio Brahmas players 1998 births