Tarell Basham participates in professional football as a defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He weighs 118 kg and stands 1.93 m tall. At Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount, Virginia, where he played football, he amassed 82 tackles and 16 sacks. After high school, he spent a year at the military post-graduate school Hargrave Military Academy before electing to enroll at Ohio University.
He played NCAA football for the Ohio Bobcats from 2013 to 2016. He earned MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 as a senior after setting a school record with 11.5 sacks and compiling 50 tackles, 16 for losses, two breakups, two forced fumbles, and a recovery.
His college career included 158 tackles, 41.5 for loss, 29.5 sacks, 6 breakups, 5 forced fumbles, and 1 recovered fumble. During his career at Ohio University, he took part in 51 games, starting 37 of them, and he assisted the Bobcats in three bowl victories and the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championship. The Indianapolis Colts selected Basham in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
In October 2018, the New York Jets claimed him off waivers. In week 16 of the 2019 season, when a pass was thrown, he recorded an interception. In this contest, he made his first NFL interception of his career. In March 2021, Basham committed to the Dallas Cowboys and signed a two-year contract.
Who Is Tarell Basham Girlfriend?
Tarell Basham has kept his relationship a secret so it is unknown if he has a girlfriend or not.