Tart began his collegiate career at ASA College in New York City, where he recorded five sacks in six games before leaving the team after his older brother was killed in a motorcycle accident.

Tart briefly enrolled at Valley Forge Military Academy, but transferred to East Mississippi Community College midway through his first semester there.

He received an offer from Alabama, which was withdrawn after he was cut from East Mississippi's football team shortly before the beginning of the season.

Tart then enrolled at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa and played in two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

[7] On December 7, 2020, he was suspended one game for violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules after stepping on Cleveland Browns player Wyatt Teller in Week 13.