2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 17
Tarvos "TJ" Alford
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 233
- Hometown:
- Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
- Last School:
- Vero Beach
- Year:
- Sophomore
Career Highs
Appeared in 11 games as a freshman, totaling 139 snaps at linebacker and on special teams... Finished the season with six tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss.
- 2 Total Tackles (Two times – last at Wisconsin on Oct. 18, 2025)
- 1.0 Tackles for Loss vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025)
Appeared in 11 games as a freshman, totaling 139 snaps at linebacker and on special teams... Finished the season with six tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss.
- GRAMBLING (9/6): Made his collegiate debut, tallying two tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss on 19 snaps.
- OHIO (9/13): Posted one tackle on six total plays.
- MINNESOTA (10/4): Totaled 11 plays.
- at ILLINOIS (10/11): Tallied seven snaps.
- at WISCONSIN (10/18): In 15 total plays, recorded two tackles.
- PENN STATE (11/1): Ended the game with seven plays.
- at PURDUE (11/8): Finished the game with 13 plays.
- UCLA (11/15): Recorded one tackle on 17 snaps.
- RUTGERS (11/22): Saw action on 19 plays.
- at MICHIGAN (11/29): Totaled nine snaps.
- vs. INDIANA (12/6): Posted six plays.
- Sport Industry
- First name is Tarvos
- Is a four-star prospect who was ranked as a top-100 player nationally regardless of position in the 2025 recruiting class
- The nation’s No. 9-ranked linebacker according to 247Sports
- TC Palm's Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2023 when he totaled 114 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and four sacks
- Added six pass breakups, three QB hurries and an interception while helping Vero Beach reach the regional semifinals of Florida’s 4S playoffs
- Played sophomore season at John Carroll High School where he was credited with 103 tackles and three sacks
- Selected to play in the Navy All-American Bowl
- Parents are Barbara Minnis and Tarvos Alford
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