Leonard Taylor: DL · Miami · #56.
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Leonard Taylor
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Miami: Jess Simpson and Mario Cristobal. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Clemson — Week 8, 2023.
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
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 48-33vs No. 23 Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7@ Temple | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ No. 12 North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-20vs Clemson | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26vs Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-20@ NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27@ No. 4 Florida State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
5%1 hurry20 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
49.9%
435 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
67.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #411 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Manny Diaz → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
