Cam Taylor: CB · Nebraska · #5.
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Cam Taylor
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Four seasons in the Nebraska secondary to date. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Michigan — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 11 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-30@ Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Fordham | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-3vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-23@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ No. 20 Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-7vs Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs No. 9 Michigan | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 23-30@ Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-28vs Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-26vs No. 6 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-28vs No. 17 Iowa | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 35 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this season51 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 11 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Scott Frost — 15-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.1%
342 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 140 tackles — drafted at #60 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Scott Frost.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 5th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 5th NFL season
