• Friend and teammate of Danielle Hunter at LSU, who hosted Tashawn on his collegiate visit, and followed his path from LSU to the Vikings.
OFF THE FIELD Majored in general business at LSU...Has one sister, Olivia, and is a native of New Jersey...Surprised Highland Park High School students with donated equipment from the Vikings Winter Park facility...Pronounced tuh-SHAWN.
PRO Signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 draft and earned a roster spot after an impressive training camp and preseason.
2018 Appeared in 5 games in his second season, finishing with 6 total tackles and 1 TFL...Inactive Weeks 14-17...Active but did not appear at New England (12/2)...Contributed on defense vs. Green Bay (11/25)...Inactive at Chicago (11/18) and vs. Detroit (11/4)...Active but did not appear vs. New Orleans (10/28)...Appeared on defense at New York (10/21)...Inactive vs. Arizona (10/14) and at Philadelphia (10/7)...Appeared on defense and special teams at Los Angeles (9/27)...Tallied a career-high 6 tackles (4 solo) and a TFL vs. Buffalo (9/23)...Inactive at Green Bay (9/16)...Appeared on defense and special teams vs. San Francisco (9/9).
2017 Inactive at Philadelphia (1/21/18)...Inactive for the Vikings’ Divisional Round playoff win vs. New Orleans (1/14/18)...Inactive Weeks 12-17...Tallied the 1st sack of his career vs. Los Angeles (11/19)...Inactive at Washington (11/12)...Made his NFL debut vs. Cleveland (10/29) at Twickenham Stadium in London, England, as a part of the NFL’s International Series and contributed on special teams...Inactive Weeks 1-7.
COLLEGE Appeared in 40 games at LSU, making 7 starts, during his 4-year career...Totaled 60 tackles, 12 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 8 QBH and 2 FFs throughout his collegiate career... Played DE his first 3 seasons before transitioning to hybrid OLB/DE under new DC Dave Aranda’s 3-4 scheme as a senior...Totaled 23 tackles and 4.0 sacks as a senior in his new role...Part of a LSU defense that allowed the fewest TDs (16) and fewest TDs per game (1.3) in college football in 2016... Participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl prior to the draft.
PREP Attended Immaculata HS...rated as a 4-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com...Participated in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl...Finished his high school career with 95 total tackles, 16 TFL, 11,0 sacks, 7 PD and 3 FFs.
