Tariq Castro-Fields
Tariq Quinton Castro-Fields (born January 14, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Early life and high school. Castro-Fields grew up in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and attended the Riverdale Baptist School. Castro-Fields was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State after considering offers from Maryland and Alabama. College career. Castro-Fields played in 12 games as a freshman and finished the season with 10 total tackles, three passes broken up, and one interception. As a junior, Castro-Fields had 52 tackles and  led the team with two interceptions and eight passes broken up. He played in three games during Penn State's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, missing the rest due to injury. Castro-Fields decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Penn State for a fifth season.