Taariq Al-Uqdah

2025: Enrolled at UW in January, 2025, via the transfer portal ... started the opener vs. Colorado State, finishing with six tackles, including one for a loss ... team-high five tackles in a start vs. UC Davis ... four tackles, including half of a sack, in the win at Washington State ... missed the remainder of the season due to an injury suffered at WSU.

Spent three seasons (2022-24) at Washington State … started all 12 games of the regular season for the Cougars in 2024 … had 76 total tackles, five tackles for loss and three interceptions (one for a touchdown), plus three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries, in 2024 … second in the nation in fumble recoveries and 19 th in forced fumbles … had a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Oregon State … had six tackles in the Apple Cup vs. Washington … as a RS-freshman in 2023, played in 11 games, starting nine, at WSU .. .totaled 40 tackles, including two for a loss … also had one interception … did not see any game action as a freshman in 2022 and redshirted … attended, and graduated from, City Honors College Prep, but played football for Inglewood High … as a senior, helped lead Inglewood to an 11-1 record and the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs … earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section as a senior … named the MVP of the Ocean League in 2021 .. attended Narbonne High (Harbor City, Calif.) as a sophomore … brother, Esston Jr., played football at San Jose State.