Tarheeb Still

Tarheeb Still (; born June 9, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback and punt returner for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.

Early life Still grew up in Sicklerville, New Jersey, and attended Timber Creek Regional High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. During his high school football career, he was named the Defensive Back MVP at the 2019 Nike Football Opening Regional-New Jersey and broke the school-wide record for the most receiving yards in a season with 71 catches for 1,541 yards. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland over offers from West Virginia, Baylor, NC State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Purdue, UCF, Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Syracuse.

College career During Still's true freshman season in 2020, he played in and started all four games at cornerback and finished the season with 18 solo tackles, two assisted tackles and 20 total tackles. During the 2021 season, he played in and started all 13 games at cornerback and finished the season with 40 solo tackles, 15 assisted tackles, 55 total tackles, three tackles for loss for 13 yards, two sacks, 11 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a touchdown. In the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl, Still returned a punt from Virginia Tech for a touchdown, which was Maryland's first points of the game.

During the 2022 season, he appeared in 12 games and started 10 of them. He finished the season with 35 solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, 45 total tackles, four tackles for loss for 22 yards, an interception and one pass breakup. He was also named on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List. In the 2023 season he had 32 solo tackles, 2 pass deflections, and 5 interceptions. The interceptions were a career high for Still. On December 4, Still declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

Professional career

Still was drafted 137th overall in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.

Against the Atlanta Falcons on December 1, 2024, Still recorded two interceptions including one that he took for a 61–yard touchdown, the first of his career.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles InterceptionsPunt returns Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 LAC 14 12 62 45 17 0.5 1 4 85 21.3 61 1 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LAC 15 13 53 37 16 0.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 5 36 7.2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 29 25 115 82 33 0.5 6 4 85 21.3 61 1 17 5 36 7.2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 LAC 1 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LAC 1 1 8 4 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 2 1 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0