Keith Tandy
| No. 37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 12, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Christian County High School | ||||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 174 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Jordan Keith Tandy (born February 12, 1989) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.
High school career
Tandy attended Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.[1] While there he played quarterback.[1] For his career, he passed for 8,609 yards and 90 touchdowns.[1] As a senior, he rushed for 1,007 yards and intercepted four passes on defense.[1]
College career
Tandy then attended West Virginia University (WVU) where he majored in forensic and investigative sciences.[1]
He redshirt his freshman year. In 2008, as a sophomore, he appeared in six games, recording six tackles (four solo).[2] In 2009 as a redshirt freshman, he started all 13 games, recording 61 tackles (43 solo), four tackles-for-loss and three interceptions. His interceptions tied for 10th in the Big East with three interceptions and 14th with seven passes defensed.[1]
In 2010 as a redshirt junior, he started all 13 games, recording 57 tackles (38 solo), two tackles-for-loss, six interceptions, 11 passes defensed and one forced fumble.[2] For the season, he was finished 10th in the nation in interceptions, and first in the Big East.[1] He was also named Second team All-American by SI.com and Third team All-American by Rivals.com.[1] As a redshirt senior in 2011, he started all 13 games, recording 64 tackles (50 solo), two tackles-for-loss, four interceptions and nine passes defensed.[2] His four interceptions led the team and ranked third in the Big East.[1] While at West Virginia he was also a three-time Big East academic All-Star.[1]
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP/GS | Tackles | Sacks | Pass defense | Fumbles | Safeties | TDs | |||||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | No | Int | PD | FF | FR | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | WVU | 0 / 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| 2008 | WVU | 6 / 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009 | WVU | 13 / 13 | 43 | 18 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010 | WVU | 13 / 13 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2011 | WVU | 13 / 13 | 50 | 14 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 45 / 40 | 135 | 53 | 188 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 5 ft 10 in | 197 lb | 4.51 s | 1.49 s | 2.57 s | 4.29 s | 6.91 s | 35 in | 10 ft 0 in | 16 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from WVU pro day. [3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Tandy was selected in the sixth round (174th overall) in the 2012 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On May 10, 2012 he signed his four-year rookie contract.[4]
As a rookie in 2012, Tandy appeared in nine games. He recorded three tackles.[5] In 2013, he appeared in all 16 games, starting five. He recorded 40 tackles (31 solo), three passes defensed, three interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.[5] In 2014, he appeared in 15 games. He recorded eight tackles, one pass defensed and one interception.[5] In 2015, he appeared in 14 games with two starts. He recorded 42 tackles (28 solo), one sack and one pass defensed.[5]
On March 8, 2016, Tandy re-signed with the Buccaneers.[6]
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP/GS | Tackles | Sacks | Pass defense | Fumbles | Safeties | TDs | |||||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | No | Int | PD | FF | FR | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | TB | 9 / 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2013 | TB | 16 / 5 | 31 | 9 | 40 | -- | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2014 | TB | 15 / 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | -- | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2015 | TB | 14 / 2 | 28 | 14 | 42 | -- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 54 / 7 | 70 | 23 | 93 | -- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Personal life
Tandy is the son of Joyce Jordan.[1] While playing for the Buccaneers, he has helped numerous charities as well as helped support the United States Armed Forces troops.[1] While a West Virginia, he was also roommates with teammate and fellow future Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2012 draft pick Najee Goode.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Keith Tandy Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Keith Tandy College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "Keith Tandy, DS #21 CB, West Virginia". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Tandy Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Keith Tandy SS for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers". NFL.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ↑ Philipse, Sander (March 8, 2016). "Buccaneers release Bruce Carter, re-sign Keith Tandy". BucsNation.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Keith Tandy NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • Pro-Football-Reference
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
- West Virginia Mountaineers bio