Last confirmed: Houston, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Cedar Hill, TX
Steven Taylor: OLB · Houston · #41.
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Steven Taylor
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Houston. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 2.5 sacks against Louisville — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 12 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 him by name this season.
Houston Chronicle Oct 4Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-23vs No. 3 Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Lamar | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-16@ Cincinnati | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 64-3@ Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-14vs UConn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-31vs Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-38@ SMU | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs UCF | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | W 30-18vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-10vs No. 3 Louisville | 14 | 8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 44-48@ Memphis | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-34@ San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 74 | 41 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 12 · 2016
W 36-10
vs Louisville
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 14 tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against Louisville.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%12 TFLSack rate
11%8 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups74 tackles · 12 for loss · 8.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Tom Herman — 22-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
48.8%
521 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
82.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
560 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 74 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tony Levine → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
