5′11″ · 167 lb · Aurora, CO · Eaglecrest HS
He has tackles in 5 of North Texas’s 6 games: none against Houston Christian.
Peyton Taylor
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Tulsa — Week 5, 2026.
17 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Career | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 6): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ No. 6 Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-49@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-44@ Tulsa | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 50-10vs Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 10 · W 50-10 vs Charlotte, play by play
2 tackles.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 5 games with play by play.
How North Texas’s defense played that day
Charlotte’s 11 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 2 scored.
7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback twice.
3 tackles.
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
3 tackles.
Week 5 · 2026
W 45-44
at Tulsa
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Edged out Tulsa on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
17tackles this season17 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
50.8%
221 pass / 214 run
Plays / game
72.5
6 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
238 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
