| Tariq Carpenter | |
| Current Team: | San Antonio Brahmas |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ludowici, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 230 |
| High School: | Long County (Ludowici, Georgia) |
| College: | Georgia Tech (2017–2021) |
| Draftyear: | 2022 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 228 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Status: | Active |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 10 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
| Statlabel6: | Interceptions |
| Pfr: | CarpTa00 |
Tariq Marquese Carpenter (born December 28, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech[1] and previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Carpenter was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft.[2] On May 6, 2022, he signed his rookie contract.[3] He was released on August 30, 2023.[4]
On September 2, 2023, Carpenter was signed to the practice squad of the Pittsburgh Steelers.[5] He appeared in three games for the Steelers, logging one solo tackle and one assisted tackle. On December 17, Carpenter was released by Pittsburgh following his arrest the same day.[6]
Carpenter signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the UFL on September 26, 2024.[7]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | |||||
| GB | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PIT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Source: pro-football-referencecom | ||||||||||||||||||
On December 17, 2023, Carpenter was arrested in Pittsburgh after allegedly throwing a woman to the ground and holding her against her will, and charged with simple assault.[8] The league gave him a six-game suspension in October, 2024.[9]