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CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 8, at Marshall (11/30/19)
Tackles for Loss: 3.0, vs. Old Dominion (11/2/19)
Sacks: 2.0, vs. UMass (9/15/18)
Fumbles Forced: 1 (2x), last vs. Old Dominion (11/2/19)
Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Toledo (12/21/18)

HONORS
2020 NFLPA Invite
2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA First Team (DL)
2019 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA Fourth Team (DL)
 
2019: Appeared in 11 games, getting the starting nod eight times… Earned 32 total tackles on the year… Led the team in tackles for loss, after earning 10.5 for the year… The 10.5 tackles for loss ranked 21st overall in the conference… Finished with 1.5 sacks, tying for fifth on the team… Earned a career-high three tackles for loss against Old Dominion (11/2/19), while also picking up a sack and a forced fumble… Career-best game came against Marshall (11/30/19), after earning eight tackles with two being for loss.

2018: Appeared in 12 games, making two starts… Tart recorded a total of 16.5 total tackles throughout the season, including seven tackles for loss, four sacks, one forced fumble, and one pass breakup… Tart was very effective as a pass rusher as well, logging the most sacks of any player on the team while also being responsible for the most tackles for loss… Tart’s 14 unassisted tackles were the fifth-most by any defensive linemen on the team… In a road win against Charlotte (11/17), Tart forced a fumble behind the line of scrimmage on running back Ishod Finger, which resulted in a 61-yard defensive touchdown return by teammate Sage Lewis… The play resulted in a go-ahead touchdown and was the longest fumble return in Conference USA during the 2018 season… Tart also had a two-sack performance during a home win against UMASS (9/15).

2017 (Ellsworth CC): Appeared in two games for Ellsworth Community College... Recorded five tackles with two going for a loss... Recorded one sack.

2016 (ASA College): Played in six games in his first season with ASA College (New York), recording 12 tackles in his first season at ASA College... Also earned 7.5 tackles for loss, while collecting five sacks in his freshman season.

PREP CAREER: Graduate of West Philadelphia High School... Played both on both the offensive and defensive lines at West Philadelphia... Was a 2014 First Team All-Public and Second Team Daily News All-City Selection... Led his school to its first-ever PIAA 3A title... Played basketball before focusing solely football in high school.

PERSONAL: West Philadelphia born and raised... Rated as a four-star recruit coming out junior college... Had offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Temple among others.