Shay Taylor
Shay Taylor
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He got to Charlotte by way of Ohio. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. The receipt: 10 tackles against Tulane — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Peter Rossomando, Biff Poggi, and Tim Albin. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 42–35
vs Monmouth
7 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Edged out Monmouth at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Charlotte
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #103
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kaleb Elarms-Orr’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dariel Djabome's senior season at Rutgers (2025).
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