Nick Taylor
Nick Taylor
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Scott → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | App State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · West Virginia
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chris Graves’s 2024 season.
Matches Chris on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Davis Mallinger's sophomore season at West Virginia (2022).
Matches Davis on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #11449
Peaked at #11449 this season.
Background
2025 (So.) Academic All-Big 12 Conference First-Team Honors Added depth at cornerback and safety Used extensively on special teams Saw action in 11 games Used on 351 plays, including 144 on defense and 207 on special teams Season-high 73 plays against Utah, including 52 on defense Season-high 23...