Elijah Taylor: DL · Tulsa · #58.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Elijah Taylor
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. On tape: 4 tackles against Temple, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tulsa | 21 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 25 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs UC Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-41@ No. 9 Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-34vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45vs Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28@ No. 2 Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-13@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-10vs Temple | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%3 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
43.4%
410 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
78.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #69 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Notre Dame and Tulsa, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Philip Montgomery.
