Tahj Bullock

Position:
QB
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Hometown:
East Orange, N.J.
High School:
Saint Peter's Prep | Virginia Tech

2024: Appeared in 12 games while starting three…rushed for 142 yards on 54 attempts… averaged 2.6 yards per carry and 11.8 per game… rushed for eight touchdowns… threw for 176 yards on 21 attempts… averaged 14.7 yards per game through the air… recorded 10 receptions for 63 yards… averaged 6.3 yards per catch and 5.3 per game… recorded a career-high 42 rushing yards at Ohio (8/31/24)… set a career-high for rushing touchdowns with two in three games… set a career-high for reception yards of 54 at Western Michigan (10/12/24)…

2023: Played in 10 games... had 64 rushes for 163 yards... scored five touchdowns... longest rush of 27 yards at Central Michigan (Oct. 14)... had 34 passing completions for 268 yards... threw for four touchdowns... threw a season-high 146 yards against Northern Illinois (Oct. 7)...

PRIOR TO AKRON: Two-year member of Virginia Tech football team...didn’t appear in a game in 2022...made his collegiate debut, completing 2-of-4 passes for 27 yards; rushed six times for 14 yards during the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl against Maryland)...played quarterback for head coach Rich Hansen at St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey...the Marauders finished 4-2 during the 2020 campaign, as Bullock threw for 814 yards and 12 touchdowns and ran for 306 yards and six TDs...a state player of the year finalist, a first-team all-state pick and a first-team all-conference selection...as a junior, he led St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City to four fourth-quarter comeback victories and threw five TD passes in a win over St. Augustine Prep...led St. Peter’s to a state championship as a junior in 2019, earning first-team offensive all-state honors...was also named the all-county MVP and the offensive player of the year...considered by analysts to be one of the nation’s top 20 dual-threat quarterback recruits and NJ.com considers him the top quarterback in New Jersey...as a junior, he threw for 2,274 yards and 26 touchdowns...also had 480 rushing yards and six TDs.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business...son of Jack and Natasha Bullock.