5′8″ · 185 lb · Irving, TX
Taion Sells: S · Baylor · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Taion Sells
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons at Baylor, two different head coaches: Art Briles and Matt Rhule. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 41-49vs No. 3 Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-33@ Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-59@ No. 14 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 36-38vs No. 23 West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-38vs Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38vs Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-23vs Iowa State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-45@ No. 10 TCU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL29 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
53.0%
462 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
72.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Baylor, 29 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Art Briles, Jim Grobe, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.
