Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-43@ Iowa State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-14@ Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Michael Taylor
Senior defensive end on Ohio's 2022 roster.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Rockville Centre, NY
CFB Index 16 · #348 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceOhio 2022 alumnus
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.
Recruiting
3★
WDE recruit
No. 2300 nationally · Signed with Villanova
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Ohio's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Villanova in 2018.
Michael Taylor
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. He has spent two seasons in the Ohio defensive front. The receipt: 1 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 7, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
2016
- Signed with Arkansas3-star out of Riverside City College
2018
- Signed with Villanova3-star out of Holy Cross
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tim Albin — 13-13 over that span.
2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
16 · #348 of 370 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #348 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
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.
80%match
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).
Matches Devyn on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Michael Taylor
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology