HS recruit
Class
Senior
Graduated
After the 2025 season, Purdue
Tahj Ra-El is a 6'2", 208-lb Senior DB at Purdue from Charlotte, NC.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2025 · 110 tklHavoc Plays
7.5
80th
Ball Plays
5
81st
Solo Tackle Rate
57.3%
33rd
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 6 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Memphis | 25 Elevated | Entered portal |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 21 Moderate | Entered portal |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Purdue | 110 | 63 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 78 | 37 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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