CJ Taylor
CJ Taylor
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent four seasons in the Vanderbilt secondary. The receipt: 9 tackles against Tennessee — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 181 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 64 | 44 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 55 | 29 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 59 | 33 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 181 | 107 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 12 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024
W 40–35
vs Alabama
1 PD
Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Johnathan Baldwin’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dan Jackson's senior season at Georgia (2024).
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