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Joe Tafoya

Arizona · Edge Rusher · 1997-2000

PRS
70
SPD
58
STR
65

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Arizona record book, Tafoya ranks No. 4 in career sacks.

Tafoya was the No. 234 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 6th-highest edge rusher rating at Arizona since 1990 and No. 99 among all edge rushers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1999
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2000
    • Second-team all-conference
  3. 2001
    • No. 234 overall pick, NFL Draft

Arizona Record Book

  • No. 4 in career sacks

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraEDGE70
  • 2000-2004 eraEDGE70

Arizona Teammates

  1. 91Tedy Bruschi1992-95EDGE
  2. 90Chris McAlister1996-98CB
  3. 88Antoine Cason2004-07CB
  4. 86Dennis Northcutt1996-99WR
  5. 74Brandon Sanders1993-95S
  6. 72Bobby Wade1999-2002WR
  7. 72Chuck Osborne1992-95EDGE
  8. 72Clarence Farmer2001-02RB
  9. 72Darrell Brooks2001-05S
  10. 72Joe Salave'a1993-97EDGE

Full Arizona all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Julius PeppersNorth Carolina · 1998-2001EDGE
  2. 91David PollackGeorgia · 2001-04EDGE
  3. 91John HendersonTennessee · 2000-01EDGE
  4. 91Terrell SuggsArizona State · 2000-02EDGE
  5. 91Tommie HarrisOklahoma · 2001-03EDGE
  6. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  7. 90Dave BallUCLA · 2000-03EDGE
  8. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Joe Tafoya) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.