Small town kid that moved to the city for more opportunities and to play better competition. Played his junior and senior year at Creighton Prep and earned all state honors at corner/returner. Nationally ranked recruit with decent size, speed, change of direction and willingness to make the hit. High football IQ. Hoping to find a spot at the next level to continue to develop as a player and help a team contend for championships.
2 Tank Golden
- #
- 2
- Name
- Tank Golden
- Pos
- CB
- Year
- so
- HT
- 5’11”
- WT
- 200
- Star
- 5
- Current Team
- West Virginia
- Seasons
- 22, 23
CFSL
| Season | Team | G | Tck | TFL | Sck | INT | Yds | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | West Virginia | 8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 8 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | 16 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | Lng | Tck | TFL | INT | Yds | Lng | PD | FR | TD | KR | Yds | TD | Lng | PR | Yds | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 |
Colorado
|
L13–41 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 110 | 41 | 2 | 24 | 13 | ||||||||
| June 18, 2025 |
Oklahoma
|
L55–24 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 219 | 1 | 93 | 3 | 35 | 14 | |||||||||
| June 11, 2025 |
Nebraska
|
W24–29 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 120 | 34 | 6 | 67 | 15 | ||||||||
| June 5, 2025 |
Texas
|
L15–37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 150 | 44 | 2 | 21 | 12 | |||||
| May 29, 2025 |
Texas A&M
|
L36–66 | 2 | 9 | 249 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
| May 21, 2025 |
Penn State
|
L29–22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| May 14, 2025 |
Georgia
|
L55–37 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 260 | 39 | 2 | 24 | 12 | ||||||||||
| May 7, 2025 |
Clemson
|
L17–48 | 4 | 4 | 108 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| February 27, 2025 |
Colorado
|
L54–21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 156 | 27 | 2 | 20 | 11 | ||||||||||
| February 20, 2025 |
Oklahoma
|
L29–48 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 126 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| February 13, 2025 |
Texas A&M
|
L32–27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 137 | 31 | 4 | 39 | 22 | ||||||||
| February 6, 2025 |
Texas
|
L31–28 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| January 29, 2025 |
LSU
|
L33–35 | 3 | 6 | 136 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| January 23, 2025 |
Tennessee
|
L29–34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| January 16, 2025 |
Notre Dame
|
W31–73 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 107 | 29 | 5 | 52 | 18 | |||||||
| January 8, 2025 |
Oregon
|
L11–34 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Receiving
Receptions
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | WVU vs TEX |
| 2 | 1 | WVU vs TENN |
| 3 | 1 | WVU vs COL |
Receiving Yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | NEB vs WVU |
| 2 | 3 | WVU vs TENN |
| 3 | 2 | WVU vs TEX |
Longest Receiving Play
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | NEB vs WVU |
| 2 | 3 | WVU vs TENN |
| 3 | 1 | WVU vs TEX |
Defensive
Tackles
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | OU vs WVU |
| 2 | 6 | UGA vs WVU |
| 3 | 5 | WVU vs ORE |
Tackles For Loss
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TAMU vs WVU |
| 2 | 2 | UGA vs WVU |
| 3 | 1 | OU vs WVU |
Passes Defended
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WVU vs TENN |
| 2 | 1 | WVU vs TEX |
| 3 | 1 | ND vs WVU |
Defensive Interceptions
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WVU vs ORE |
| 2 | 1 | WVU vs TEX |
| 3 | 1 | ND vs WVU |
Yards Gained on Interceptions
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | WVU vs ORE |
| 2 | 21 | ND vs WVU |
| 3 | -1 | WVU vs TEX |
Fumble Recoveries
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TAMU vs WVU |
| 2 | 1 | PSU vs WVU |
Returns
Kick returns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | WVU vs TAMU |
| 2 | 9 | UGA vs WVU |
| 3 | 7 | COL vs WVU |
Kick return yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 260 | UGA vs WVU |
| 2 | 249 | WVU vs TAMU |
| 3 | 219 | OU vs WVU |
Longest kick return
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | OU vs WVU |
| 2 | 44 | WVU vs TEX |
| 3 | 41 | WVU vs COL |
Kick return touchdowns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | OU vs WVU |
Punt returns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | NEB vs WVU |
| 2 | 5 | ND vs WVU |
| 3 | 4 | TAMU vs WVU |
Punt return yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | NEB vs WVU |
| 2 | 52 | ND vs WVU |
| 3 | 39 | TAMU vs WVU |
Punt return long
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | TAMU vs WVU |
| 2 | 18 | ND vs WVU |
| 3 | 15 | NEB vs WVU |
West Virginia CB Tank Golden returning the kick back for a touchdown
West Virginia CB Tank Golden jumping in front of the receiver to make the pick in the endzone
West Virginia CB Tank Golden leaping on the outside to make the interception
West Virginia CB Tank Golden reading the outside pass and taking it for a pick six
