Noah Taylor: LB · North Carolina · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Noah Taylor
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Duke — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Carolina | 28 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Career | 28 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-24vs Florida A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 63-61@ App State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-28@ Georgia State | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-45vs Notre Dame | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-10vs Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Miami | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-35@ Duke | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-24vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2022
W 35-28
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Georgia State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%6 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksPD rate
7%2 pass breakups28 tackles · 6 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mack Brown
Pass share
51.3%
523 pass / 497 run
Plays / game
72.9
14 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
575 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at North Carolina, 28 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Fedora → Mack Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
