As a defensive end with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, Tarell Basham plays professional football. He measures 1.93 m in height and 118 kg in weight. In his time there, he played football and recorded 82 tackles and 16 sacks while attending Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He spent a year in a military post-graduate school after high school called Hargrave Military Academy before deciding to attend Ohio University.
He participated in college football at Ohio from 2013 through 2016 for the Ohio Bobcats squad. In order to win MAC Defensive Player of the Year, he finished the 2016 season with 50 tackles, 16 for losses, two breakups, two forced fumbles, and a recovery in addition to setting a school record with 11.5 sacks as a senior.
In total, he had 158 tackles during his college career, including 41.5 tackles for loss, 29.5 sacks, 6 breakups, 5 forced fumbles, and 1 recovered fumble. During his time at Ohio University, he played in 51 games, starting 37 of them. He also assisted the Bobcats in winning three bowl games and the 2016 Mid-American Conference title. Basham was taken by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
He was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets in October 2018. In week 16 of the 2019 season, he recorded an interception after a pass was thrown. This game marked the debut of his NFL career’s first interception. In March 2021, Basham signed a two-year commitment letter with the Dallas Cowboys.
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