Tarik Black (American football)

Tarik Black (born February 10, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas Longhorns. Black began his career playing for the Michigan Wolverines.

Tarik Black
Black during the 2018 season
Texas Longhorns
PositionWide receiver
ClassSenior
MajorUndecided
Career history
College
High schoolCheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)
Personal information
Born: (1998-02-10) February 10, 1998
Hamden, Connecticut
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight206 lb (93 kg)

Early years

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 People-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]

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References
  1. "Tarik Black". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  2. Lipshez, Ken (October 3, 2016). "Cheshire Academy's Tarik Black, the state's top recruit, tabbed for U.S. Army All-American Bowl". Record-Journal. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  3. Mark Snyder (December 14, 2016). "Michigan lands four-star receiver Tarik Black". Detroit Free Press.
  4. Baumgardner, Nick (May 18, 2017). "All aboard the Tarik Black train, as Michigan's young WRs look ready to prove themselves". Mlive.com.
  5. Angelique S. Chengelis (June 19, 2017). "'Chip on my shoulder' makes UM's Tarik Black work even harder". The Detroit News.
  6. Janes, Ted (September 2, 2017). "Black, Isaac boost Michigan's offense against Florida". The Michigan Daily.
  7. "Black Shines In Debut For University of Michigan Football". The Cheshire Herald. September 3, 2017.
  8. Angelique S. Chengelis (September 12, 2017). "UM's Tarik Black awakens doubters with play". The Detroit News.
  9. Baumgardner, Nick (October 23, 2017). "Michigan WR Tarik Black 'still healing,' Chase Winovich on the mend". Detroit Free Press.
  10. Baumgardner, Nick (November 12, 2018). "Michigan football slowly working back WR Tarik Black (foot)". Detroit Free Press.
  11. "Tarik Black 2017 Game Log". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  12. "Michigan WR Tarik Black out several weeks with fractured foot". ESPN.com. August 27, 2018.
  13. "Tarik Black 2018 Game Log". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  14. "Source: Michigan's Black enters transfer portal". ESPN.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  15. Briseno, Alex (April 28, 2020). "Former Michigan WR Tarik Black transfers to Texas". The Dallas Morning News.
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