Noah Tumblin Season 2022

HONORS
* 2023 All-Mountain West (second team)

Athletic cornerback, who was a dual-sport start at nearby Mira Mesa High School ... Is a speedy DB with a good first step ... Enters the season as the third field cornerback, but still will see plenty of action.

SENIOR SEASON (2023)
Earned a second team all-Mountain West selection ... Also named all-MW by Pro Football Focus ... Played all 12 games, starting 11 of them ... Recorded 36 tackles (30 solo), two interceptions and 12 pass breakups ... Led the Mountain West lead in total passes defended (INT + PBU) (14, T-13th in FBS), total pass breakups (12, T-14th in FBS) and passes defended per game (1.09, T-19th in FBS) ... Came up with five solo tackles and three pass breakups in just 30 snaps against Ohio off the bench on Aug. 26 ... Was named the team’s defensive player of the game ... Started against Idaho State on Sept. 2 marking his 36th consecutive game played for San Diego State, the longest streak among current Aztecs ... Recorded his first interception of the season and second of his career ... Also made two solo tackles in his 63 defensive snaps ... Logged 54 snaps against UCLA on Sept. 9 ... Recorded three tackles (two solo) on the night ... Logged snaps in his third start of the season at No. 16/17 Oregon State on Sept. 16 ... Recorded his second interception of the season, and third of his career ... Was the Beavers’ second turnover of the season ... Also had two tackles (one solo) and his fifth pass breakup of the year ... Played all but three snaps in the conference opener against Boise State on Sept. 22 ... Made three solo tackles ... Tied his season-high with three pass breakups, two of which came on the same drive in the second quarter ... Logged 31 snaps at Air Force on Sept. 30 ... Recorded four tackles (three solo) ... Had two solo tackles at Hawai’i on Oct. 14 ... Recorded his conference-leading ninth pass breakup of the season ... Recorded one solo tackle against Nevada on Oct. 21 ... Made three tackles (two solo) against Utah State on Nov. 4 ... Had two tackles (one solo) at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... Played 32 defensive snaps at San Jose State on Nov. 18 ... Made three solo tackles ... Also recorded his conference-leading tenth pass breakup ... Played his final game as an Aztec, his 45th consecutive, against Fresno State on Nov. 25 ... Recorded two pass breakups giving him a conference-leading total of 12 ... It was his third game of two-plus PBUs ... Also had five tackles, matching his season high.

JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Was named a preseason fourth-team all-Mountain West selection by Phil Steele Magazine ... Had 11 tackles (eight solo), an interception and two pass breakups in the team’s 13 games, starting five ... Recorded his first career interception in 25 snaps off the bench against Arizona on Sept. 3 ... Played 21 snaps vs. Idaho State on Sept. 10 without recording a stat ... Also did not record a stat in 34 defensive snaps at No. 14/15 Utah on Sept. 17 ... Earned his first start of the season against Toledo on Sept. 24 and finished with two solo tackles in 40 snaps ... Started again at Boise State on Sept. 30, registering a solo tackle and a pass breakup in 41 snaps ... Had a solo tackle in a start and 28 snaps against Hawai’i on Oct. 8 ... Recorded a season-high four tackles (three solo) in 35 snaps in a start at Nevada on Oct. 22 ... Earned the start again at Fresno State on Oct. 29 and came up with an assisted tackle ... Played statless special teams snaps against UNLV on Nov. 5 ... Did not record a stat in 17 snaps in a reserve role vs. San José State on Nov. 12 ... Logged an assisted tackle in 18 defensive snaps at New Mexico on Nov. 18 ... Had another solo tackle in four snaps vs. Air Force on Nov. 26 ... Had a pass breakup in 10 snaps off the bench against Middle Tennessee in the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 24.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
Had 32 tackles (30 solo) and seven pass breakups in 14 games this season, including eight starts ... Ranked in a tie for ninth in the MW in pass breakups (7) ... Played significant time off the bench (61 of 85 snaps) against New Mexico State on Sept. 4, recording eight solo tackles and four pass breakups after entering the game with two stops in seven career games ... The four pass breakups are tied for the fifth most in a game in FBS in 2021 and tied for the eighth most in a game in school history (an Aztec has only recorded games with at least four PBUs 15 times in program history) ... Led the team in tackles for the first time of his career ... Earned his first career start at Arizona on Sept. 11, making one solo tackle in 39 snaps ... Started again vs. Utah on Sept. 18, recording five tackles (four solo) while playing 88 of the team’s 93 defensive snaps ... Came up with four solo tackles in another start against Towson on Sept. 25, playing 55 of the team’s 60 snaps ... Logged an assisted tackle in 35 snaps in a start against New Mexico on Oct. 9 ... Came up with a pair of solo tackles in a start and 71 snaps at San José State on Oct. 15 ... Registered one tackle in nine tackles off the bench at Air Force on Oct. 23 ... Had two solo tackles and a pass breakup in 44 snaps off the bench against Fresno State on Oct. 30 ... Earned the start at Hawai’i on Nov. 6, making one solo tackle in 39 snaps ... Came up with five tackles (all solo), including two pass breakups, in 57 snaps in a start against Nevada on Nov. 13 ... Did not record a stat in 20 defensive snaps at UNLV on Nov. 19 ... Played 13 statless snaps off the bench against Boise State on Nov. 26. ... Played four snaps without recording a stat vs. Utah State on Dec. 4 in the Mountain West Championship game ... Had two solo tackles in a start in seven snaps against No. 24/25 UTSA in the Tropical Smoothie Frisco Bowl on Dec. 21.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
Played in seven games, mainly on special teams ... Recorded two solo tackles ... Was on the travel squad for the opener against UNLV on Oct. 24 but did not play ... Made his collegiate debut the following week at Utah State (Oct. 31) without recording a stat ... Also logged statless time on special teams in each of the next three games ... Recorded his first career tackle Nov. 28 on special teams at Colorado ... Also had a tackle in the next game vs. Colorado State on Dec. 5 ... Logged statless time on special teams in the finale at No. 14/16 Brigham Young on Dec. 12.

REDSHIRT SEASON (2019)
Redshirted his first season on The Mesa.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played three seasons at nearby Mira Mesa High School … According to MaxPreps, as a dual-threat quarterback, was 314-for-536 for 4,589 yards and 40 touchdowns against just 11 interceptions, while running for 1,891 yards and 23 touchdowns on 281 carries (6.7 avg.) … Best season statistically in 2018, where he led the Marauders to a 10-3 overall record, going 111-for-176 (63.1 pct.) for 1,865 yards and 20 touchdowns with just one interception … Also rushed for 966 yards and 15 touchdowns on 176 carries (5.5 avg.) … A three-star recruit by 247sports as a dual-threat quarterback with a scout grade of 81, and a two-star dual-threat quarterback by Rivals ... Also was a star point guard on the Mira Mesa basketball team.

PERSONAL
Noah B Tumblin was born April 4, 2001 in San Diego ... Son of Jesse and Nikya Tumblin ... Chose San Diego State over offers from Brigham Young, Cal Poly and San Diego ... Is majoring in communication.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 8 vs. New Mexico State (9/4/21)
Interceptions: 1 vs. Arizona (9/3/22)
Pass Breakups: 4 vs. New Mexico State (9/4/21)