Jayson Tarpeh

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-7
Weight:
328
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Woodbridge, Va.
High School:
Freedom
Prev School:
Lackawanna College
Major:
Marketing

Senior in the classroom that has two years of eligibility remaining ... Earned first varsity letter in 2024 ... Played in 21 career games (12/East Carolina, 9 VMI) … Verbally committed to East Carolina in November of 2023 … Officially enrolled at ECU in January of 2024.

2024 (East Carolina): Played in 12 of 13 games earning first varsity letter at East Carolina … Logged 101 total snaps (33 offense, 68 special teams) … Made ECU debut against Norfolk State in the season opener … Lone game he did not experience action was against Appalachian State … Helped provide running lanes for all five of Rahjai Harris’ 100-yards games … Helped the Pirates average 436.4 yards of offense a contest, which ranked 24th in FBS … ECU’s offense averaged 32.0 points per game (34th nationally), while its offense averaged 253.3 passing yards per contest (24th nationally) and 172.4 rushing yards per contest (50th nationally) … Member of offensive line unit that helped the Pirates register 500 or more total yards in a game five times (Norfolk State, Temple, Florida Atlantic, Tulsa, North Texas) … Helped provide key blocks on Rahjai Harris’ go ahead 86-yard TD run against NC State in the Go Bowling Military Bowl with 1:33 remaining in the fourth quarter … ECU scored 49 offensive TDs (26 rushing, 23 passing) … Blocked for a pair of five-TD passing games for Katin Houser (Temple, Florida Atlantic).

2023 (Lackawanna College: Helped the squad to a 7-3 overall record on his way to Second-Team NJCAA All-America honors … The Falcons averaged 36.3 points per game while racking up 4,528 yards of total offense (2,476 rush, 2,252 pass) and scored 44 total touchdowns.

2021-22 (VMI): Signed with the Keydets out of high school where he played in a total of nine games over the 2021 and 2022 seasons … Appeared in one game during true freshman season (Kent State) … As a redshirt freshman, played in the first eight games of the season.

High School: Played offensive line at both Freedom and Hylton High Schools and lettered … Helped Freedom to a three-year composite record of 28-4 … Also played basketball at Freedom High … Prior to transferring from Hylton High he was a three-year letterman in basketball who averaged 15 points, five rebounds, and five blocks … Rated as the 15th-best Junior College offensive tackle prospect nationally and the 115th overall prospect nationally by 247Sports.

Personal: Graduated in the spring of 2025 with a BS in communication from East Carolina ... Currently pursing a graduate certificate in marketing ... Named to American Conference All-Academic Team (2024) ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Dean's List in fall of 2024 and spring of 2025).