Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
#29
Chase Taylor
Sophomore linebacker for Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 237 lb · Stockbridge, GA · Stockbridge
Returning to Michigan for 2026
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
19.8own fans
32.9national conversation
Chase Taylor
Chase Taylor has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Michigan. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Oklahoma — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Michigan3-star out of Stockbridge
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Biff Poggi
Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Kyle Whittingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Michigan2-0HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 17–10
vs Oklahoma
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With C. Brown — 42 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 51 LONG · B. Underwood — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Michigan
Returning around him
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
Background
CAREER HIGHS • Tackles: 3 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 1, 2025) • Solos: 2 - vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025) • Asst: 2 - vs. Purdue (Nov. 1, 2025) • TFLs: none • Sacks: none • Int: none • FR: none • PBUs: none At Michigan • One-time letter winner (2025) Freshman (2025) • Appeared in 10 games at lineb...
The linebacker corps · Michigan
- #18Troy Bowles27 tackles · 2025
- #30Max Alford21 tackles · 2025
- #13Aisea Moa12 tackles · 2025
- #29Chase Taylor10 tackles · 2025
- #12Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng4 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology