Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The receipt: 12 tackles, 1 TFL against North Carolina — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
How it ended
One season at Virginia, 69 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 69 | 28 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 69 | 28 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021
W 30–28
at Miami
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 4 SOLO
Edged out Miami on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Amari Gainer’s 2021 season.
Differs from Amari on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Woodson's junior season at Virginia Tech (2024).
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