Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ Utah | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Harrison Taggart
Senior linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Draper, UT
CFB Index 23 · #508 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred California → Utah State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
QB hurries: 79th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
18
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, vs Idaho State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2022.
- Transferred from California to Utah State in 2026.
Harrison Taggart
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Harrison Taggart has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Idaho State — Week 1, 2026.
18 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
7 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Corner Canyon
202310 games
- Entered the portal
202511 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Utah State
2024era →
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
2025California
2026Utah State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 38 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | BYU | 69 | 34 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | BYU | 28 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 153 | 66 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Harrison Taggart's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026Utah State0-3HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: solo tackles (11th 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups18 tackles.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.3%
121 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jerry Roberts’s 2020 season.
Matches Jerry on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Jerry on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Oumar Diomande's senior season at Colorado State (2026).
Matches Oumar on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Oumar on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Harrison Taggart
The linebacker corps · Utah State
- Harrison Taggart18 tackles · 2026
- #11Asher Cunningham17 tackles · 2026
- #41Carl Nesmith15 tackles · 2026
- #18James Jennette11 tackles · 2026
- #14Bronson Olevao10 tackles · 2026
30 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology