Honors and Awards
2017: Third-team All-Big Ten (coaches), All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
2016: All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus)
Career: Played in 52 games with 34 starts … made 104 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack … recorded 6 interceptions, 26 pass breakups and 3 forced fumbles ... returned 15 kickoffs for 319 yards (21.3 average) ... on offense, had 2 carries for 14 rushing yards ... part of winningest senior class in school history, posting four-year record of 45-10 that included 29-5 mark in Big Ten play and 11-1 record in rivalry games … part of four consecutive bowl game wins, four straight seasons of 10-plus wins and three Big Ten West Division titles … contributor to one of the of nation’s elite units, with UW ranking No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg), No. 2 in rushing defense (104.8 ypg), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (103.9) and No. 3 in total defense (281.7 ypg) over the span of his four-year career
2017 Season: Earned fourth letter, starting all 14 games at cornerback ... recorded 3 interceptions and 9 pass breakups ... made 28 tackles and forced 2 fumbles ... returned 15 kickoffs for 319 yards (21.3 average) ... lined up at wide receiver and carried twice on jet sweeps, totaling 14 yards ... shared Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award with fellow senior teammates … contributed to unit that ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in pass efficiency defense (96.4) … recorded a red-zone interception and 2 pass breakups vs. Miami in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 ... notched 2 tackles and 1 pass breakup vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 2 ... ... broke up 2 passes at Minnesota on Nov. 25 ... notched 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, and 1 pass breakup vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... made 4 tackles and forced a fumble at Nebraska on Oct. 7 ... had 1 interception and 3 tackles vs. Illinois on Oct. 28 ... had 3 tackles and 1 pass breakup vs. Purdue on Oct. 14 ... recorded 3 tackles and 1 pass breakup vs. Indiana on Nov. 4 ... made 2 tackles and had 2 pass breakups vs. Northwestern on Sept. 30 ... made 1 tackle and recovered a fumble vs. Michigan on Nov. 18 ... logged first career carry, a 13-yard run, in season opener vs. Utah State on Sept. 1 ... had 1 carry for 1 rushing yard vs. Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9
2016 Season: Earned third letter, starting all 14 games at cornerback … logged 34 tackles, including 28 unassisted, as well as 3 interceptions, a forced fumble and 11 pass breakups … had multiple passes defended in 5 games … recorded 3 unassisted tackles and grabbed first career interception in Lambeau Field College Classic vs. LSU on Sept. 3, returning the pick 43 yards … had season-high 5 tackles vs. Georgia State on Sept. 17 and in Big Ten Football Championship Game vs. Penn State on Dec. 3 … recorded 2 tackles in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Western Michigan on Jan. 2 … made 4 solo tackles at Michigan on Oct. 1 and returned an interception for 46 yards … recorded 4 solo tackles vs. Northwestern on Nov. 5 … made 1 interception vs. Michigan State on Sept. 24
2015 Season: Earned second letter, playing in 12 games with four starts at defensive back … logged 32 total tackles, including 0.5 TFL … finished with five pass breakups … recorded career-high eight tackles, including 0.5 TFL, and broke up a pass vs. Troy on Sept. 19 … posted team-high seven stops and one pass breakup vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12 … recorded three tackles and broke up two passes at Nebraska on Oct. 10 … made three tackles at Illinois on Oct. 24, vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31 and at Maryland on Nov. 7
2014 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 12 games with two starts ... logged 10 tackles, including 1.0 TFL ... started at safety vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 and finished with two tackles ... started at nickelback vs. Maryland on Oct. 25 ... tallied a career-high four tackles and recorded first career TFL, a sack, at Northwestern on Oct. 4 ... made his Badgers debut and recorded two tackles vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6 ... logged a tackle vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 6 ... recorded one tackle vs. Illinois on Oct. 11 ... saw action at Iowa on Nov. 22, vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15, at Purdue on Nov. 8, at Rutgers on Nov. 1 vs. Maryland on Oct. 25 and vs. South Florida on Sept. 27
High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Scout and 247 Sports ... first-team All-Broward County and second-team all-state selection as a senior after recording 33 tackles, seven pass breakups and five interceptions ... finished career with 150 tackles, 10 interceptions and 13 pass breakups ... had 47 tackles and three interceptions as a junior to earn third-team all-county recognition ... also competed in track and field ... high school coach was Wayne Blair
Personal: Parents are Derrick Tindal and the late Regina Singletary ... cousin Corey Tindal played football at Marshall and was 2013 Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year ... cousin Willie Tindal plays football at Southwest Baptist ... majoring in human development and family studies
Career Game Highs |
Tackles |
8 vs. Troy. Sept. 19, 2015 |
Tackles for Loss |
1.5 at N’western, Oct. 4, 2016 |
Sacks |
1.0 at Northwestern, Oct. 4, 2014 |
Interceptions |
1 (5x) MR at Miami, Dec. 30, 2017 |
Passes Defended |
2 (9x) MR at Miami, Dec. 30, 2017 |
Rush Attempts |
1 (2x) MR vs. Fla. Atlantic, Sept. 9, 2017 |
Rush Yards |
13 vs. Utah State, Sept. 1, 2017 |
Rush Touchdowns |
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Long Rush |
13 vs. Utah State, Sept. 1, 2017 |
Kick Returns |
4 vs. Ohio State, Dec. 2, 2017 |
Kick Return Yards |
80 at Indiana, Nov. 4, 2017 |
Long Kick Return |
39 at Indiana, Nov. 4, 2017 |