Longhorns Wire will create a draft profile for each former Texas player transitioning to the NFL in 2021.
Each profile will be updated according to where the player is eventually selected in the 2021 NFL draft and/or where they choose to sign as undrafted free agents. Wide receiver Tarik Black is up next.
Class: Senior
Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Date Of Birth: Feb. 10, 1998
Pros
Strong, physical receiver. Shows plenty of body control even in contested passes. Long arms and legs combined with his athletic gifts often make him a mismatch for smaller corners on the outside.
Has strong and powerful hands. Once he completes the catch, he uses those same hands to power his way through secondaries for yards after the catch.
Cons
Not the fastest receiver. Doesn’t create separation at the line of scrimmage and is often forcing himself into tight, one-on-one situations.
By not creating separation, he depends on defenses to play off the line of scrimmage to give him starting separation, but hasn’t shown the ability to do it himself.
His routes need work. Instead of planting his foot to change direction, he’ll often round out his routes, only making things harder on himself.
Analysis
Tarik Black is an interesting prospect. He’s got all the talent and physical gifts that you could ask for in a receiver, but misses some key essentials such as speed off the line of scrimmage and route running.
Beginning his collegiate career at Michigan before transferring to Texas didn’t help his development. He never had a consistent enough passing game to allow him to develop into a better pass catcher with limited opportunities. When he had opportunities, he couldn’t stay healthy long enough to fully develop.
His injury history coupled with going into a deep draft loaded with receivers will make it a challenge for him. He’s likely not going to get drafted until day three, if at all. He hasn’t progressed enough as a receiver for a team to use a higher pick and make him a day one contributor.
Projection
Fifth round to undrafted free agent