Keith Tandy

American football player and coach (born 1989)

American football player
Keith Tandy
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Tandy in 2016
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Assistant special teams coach
Personal information
Born: (1989-02-12) February 12, 1989 (age 35)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Hopkinsville (KY) Christian County
College:West Virginia
NFL draft:2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 174
Career history
As a player:
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–2017)
  • Atlanta Falcons (2018)
As a coach:
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020–present)
    Assistant special teams coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:179
Sacks:1
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:14
Interceptions:8
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jordan Keith Tandy (born February 12, 1989) is a former American football safety and coach who is currently coaching with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 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 redshirt freshman, he appeared in six games, recording six tackles (four solo).[2] In 2009 as a redshirt sophomore, 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

West Virginia Mountaineers career statistics[2]
Year Team GP/GS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Safeties TDs
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

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m) 		197 lb
(89 kg) 		4.51 s 1.49 s 2.57 s 4.29 s 6.91 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 16 reps
All values from West Virginia's Pro Day[3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tandy was selected in the sixth round (174th overall) in the 2012 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4] On May 10, 2012, he signed his four-year rookie contract.[5]

As a rookie in 2012, Tandy appeared in nine games. He recorded three tackles.[6] 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.[6] In 2014, he appeared in 15 games. He recorded eight tackles, one pass defensed and one interception.[6] In 2015, he appeared in 14 games with two starts. He recorded 42 tackles (28 solo), one sack and one pass defensed.[6]

On March 8, 2016, Tandy re-signed with the Buccaneers.[7] In his first start of the season in Week 13 against the Chargers, Tandy picked off Philip Rivers in the end zone with 2:50 left on the clock to seal the Buccaneers' 28–21 win.[8] The following week against the Saints, Tandy once again had a game-winning interception on fourth down with less than a minute on a clock to seal the Buccaneers' 16–11 win.

On March 14, 2018, Tandy signed a two-year contract extension with the Buccaneers.[9]

On September 1, 2018, Tandy was released by the Buccaneers.[10]

Atlanta Falcons

On September 10, 2018, Tandy was signed by the Atlanta Falcons.[11] He was waived on December 4, 2018.[12]

Career statistics

Tampa Bay Buccaneers[6][13]
Year Team GP/GS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles Safeties TDs
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 24 14 38 -- 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2016 TB 16 / 5 41 11 52 -- 0 4 9 0 1 0 0
2017 TB 14 / 3 14 4 18 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 84 / 15 118 38 156 -- 1 8 14 1 2 0 0

Coaching career

In 2019, Tandy coached high school football at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in Pasco County, Florida, before returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 as an assistant special teams coach. He helped win Super Bowl 55 with the Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2020–21 season.[14][15]

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 at West Virginia, he was roommates with teammate and fellow future Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2012 draft pick Najee Goode.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Keith Tandy Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Keith Tandy College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Keith Tandy, DS #21 CB, West Virginia". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Keith Tandy Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Keith Tandy SS for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers". NFL.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Philipse, Sander (March 8, 2016). "Buccaneers release Bruce Carter, re-sign Keith Tandy". BucsNation.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Auman, Greg (December 4, 2016). "Notebook: Keith Tandy seals win with big INT". TheLedger.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Smith, Scott (March 14, 2018). "Bucs Re-Sign Keith Tandy Yet Again". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018.
  10. ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  11. ^ McFadden, Will (September 10, 2018). "Falcons waive Deante Burton, Jeff Overbaugh; sign trio of players". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Falcons place Josh Harris on injured reserve, promote Justin Zimmer to active roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Keith Tandy NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  14. ^ Villamarzo, Andy (March 25, 2020). "Ex-Buccaneer Tandy headed back to team". The Suncoast News. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "Super Bowl LV - Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 7th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
  • West Virginia Mountaineers bio Archived August 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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