- Name
- Taron Vincent
- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- DT
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 288
- Birthday
- 2/5/2000
- Hometown
- Bradenton, FL
- High School
- IMG Academy
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2018, 2019
Major: Undeclared (2019)
Weight: 293 (2019), 288 (2018)
2019 Media Guide: Earned playing time along a deep and talented defensive line in 2018, appearing in 10 games while totaling three tackles … had a sack in the Big Ten championship game vs. Northwestern … also had two tackles in the season-opener against Oregon State … earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honors last year and is exploring majors in management and industry.
High School: Taron Vincent was a five-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com and both of these recruiting services rated him as the No. 1 defensive tackle prospect in the nation … nationally rated among all players at No. 19 on the ESPN 300 and No. 20 on the 247Sports composite … honored as the prestigious Maxwell Club’s first-ever national high school defensive player of the year … A Prepstar Dream Team member … selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … strong and explosive in the trenches … totaled 60 tackles with 10 tackles-for-loss and three
sacks during his senior season for head coach Kevin Wright … had 172 tackles for his career at IMG… IMG has been unbeaten in each of the last three years and been ranked in the top-five nationally in each of those seasons … Vincent started his prep career in Baltimore, Md., at the Gilman School.
Personal: parents are Tommi and Troy Vincent … father played football at Wisconsin and was a five-time NFL Pro Bowler for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Defensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |