Tarheeb Still (born June 9, 2002) is an American professional
football
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cornerback for the
Los Angeles Chargers of the
National Football League (NFL). He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
for the
Maryland Terrapins.
Early life
Still grew up in
Sicklerville, New Jersey
Sicklerville is an unincorporated community located within Winslow Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It was founded in 1851 by John Sickler, who lived in the area when the present-day town was located within Gloucester Town ...
, and attended
Timber Creek Regional High School
Timber Creek Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades located in the Erial section in southern Gloucester Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United State ...
, where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. During his high school football career, he was named the Defensive Back MVP at the 2019 Nike Football Opening Regional-New Jersey and broke the school-wide record for the most receiving yards in a season with 71 catches for 1,541 yards. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland over offers from West Virginia, Baylor, NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Purdue, UCF, Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Syracuse.
College career
During Still's true freshman season in 2020, he played in and started all four games at cornerback and finished the season with 18 solo tackles, two assisted tackles and 20 total tackles. During the 2021 season, he played in and started all 13 games at cornerback and finished the season with 40 solo tackles, 15 assisted tackles, 55 total tackles, three tackles for loss for 13 yards, two sacks, 11 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a touchdown. In the
2021 Pinstripe Bowl, Still returned a punt from
Virginia Tech for a touchdown, which was Maryland's first points of the game.
During the 2022 season, he appeared in 12 games and started 10 of them. He finished the season with 35 solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 45 total tackles, four tackles for loss for 22 yards, an interception and one pass breakup. He was also named on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List.
In the 2023 season he had 32 solo tackles, 2 pass deflections, and 5 interceptions. The interceptions were a career high for Still. On December 4, Still declared for the
2024 NFL draft.
Professional career
Still was drafted in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.
References
External links
Maryland Terrapins bioLos Angeles Chargers bio
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2002 births
Living people
Players of American football from Camden County, New Jersey
American football defensive backs
Maryland Terrapins football players
People from Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Timber Creek Regional High School alumni
Los Angeles Chargers players