#19

Nick Taylor

CB · West Virginia · R-Jr. · #19

Returning to West Virginia for 2026
R-Jr. · Atlanta, Ga. → Gainesville
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Nick Taylor

CB · West Virginia · So · #19

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1938 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
Chad Scott
West Virginia
2025
West Virginia
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Scott → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025West Virginia20110.00.0--1--
2024App State840.00.01----
Career28150.00.011--

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.

CB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chris Graves’s 2024 season.

Chris Graves

81%match

Ole Miss · 2024

#2

Thomas Anderson

UNLV · 2023

80%
#3

Craig Royal Jr.

Texas State · 2025

80%
#4

Logic Hudgens

Buffalo · 2022

80%
#5

Jadarrius Perkins

Florida · 2022

79%

Matches Chris on

PD rate
Class year
Tackle volume

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).

West Virginia · 2022

#2

Ja'Bril Rawls

Florida State · 2024

96%
#3

Victor Evans III

Florida International · 2024

94%
#4

Daiyaan Hawkins

Temple · 2023

93%
#5

Rushuan Tongue

Wake Forest · 2024

92%

Matches Davis on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11449

Final rank
#11449
Avg #11583.3
Finalist prob 0%

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...

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