UT Martin · W 52-7 · FCS
No tackles.
Iowa State · L 42-45
No tackles.
Arizona · L 31-52
No tackles.
Cincinnati · W 45-42
No tackles.
TCU · W 24-20
No tackles.
Taylor has tackles in 3 of West Virginia’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
West Virginia is 5-3.
The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Shawn Clark and Rich Rodriguez. On tape: 7 tackles against Oklahoma State, Week 4, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2024 | App State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 40 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27vs No. 25 Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 28-21.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
12tackles this season12 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
27.7%
164 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
74.1
8 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
190 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #23 of 29 Big 12 CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Shawn Clark and Rich Rodriguez.
