#42

Michael Taylor

DE · Ohio · Sr. · #42

Ohio 2022 alumnus
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Michael Taylor

DE · Ohio · Sr · #42

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#102 national
CFB
College
Ohio
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Ohio1--0.00.0------
2021Ohio2381.51.0------
Career2481.51.0------

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Shane Simmons’s 2021 season.

Marshall · 2021

#2

Bryce Dugan

Ohio · 2021

78%
#3

CJ Bazile

Buffalo · 2021

77%
#4

Jack McCrory

Ohio · 2021

72%
#5

Jonah Elliss

Utah · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 12
72%

Matches Shane on

Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Shane on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Devyn Curtis's freshman season at Middle Tennessee (2020).

Devyn Curtis

93%match

Middle Tennessee · 2020

#2

Desmyn Baker

Rice · 2021

89%
#3

Kalvyn Crummie

Army · 2022

88%
#4

Jimmy Phillips

SMU · 2020

88%
#5

Jamichael Rogers

UAB · 2025

88%

Matches Devyn on

Class year
Height
TFL rate