Demarcus Griffin-Taylor
Demarcus Griffin-Taylor
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Demarcus Griffin-Taylor has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2023 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against NC State, Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 88 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 53 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Houston | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 53 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 10 | -- | 2 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 25–17
vs Nicholls
2 TOT · 1 REC · 18 LONG
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Rasheed Reason’s 2024 season.
Matches Rasheed on
Differs from Rasheed on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keyon Martin's senior season at Louisiana (2024).
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