6′0″ · 215 lb · Hoover, AL
Ashton Taylor
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. On tape: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Nevada, Week 3, 2026.
45 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 45 | 26 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Career | 45 | 26 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-23@ Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-55@ Kansas | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Delaware | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-23@ Florida International | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 26 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 20 · W 26-23 at Florida International, play by play
5 tackles.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Middle Tennessee’s defense played that day
Florida International’s 11 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 10.
7 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 3-3.
9 tackles.
7 tackles.
10 tackles.
3 tackles.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Week 7 · 2026
W 33-30
vs Delaware
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out Delaware at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups45 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.9%
216 pass / 185 run
Plays / game
57.3
7 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #147 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
His career
