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A Different Route: Tariq Woolen’s Unlikely Path to the NFL
Once a backup wide receiver at UTSA, Tariq Woolen’s late position change unlocked a path few saw coming, one that carried him from obscurity to the NFL and the Super Bowl stage with the Seattle Seahawks.
Tariq Woolen wanted to move back to wide receiver.
The Arlington Heights product was a three-star prospect in the 2017 class who committed to UTSA and head coach Frank Wilson over offers from North Texas, Texas State, and Houston. Woolen started six times at wide receiver and caught 24 passes for 263 yards and a touchdown over his first three years on campus. But late in 2019, Wilson and the Roadrunner staff moved him to cornerback.
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