Taki Taimani
Taki Taimani
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jimmy Lake and Dan Lanning. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Stanford, Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan McClendon → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon | 22 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 43 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 31 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023
W 31–7
vs Oregon State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 24-point win at home against Oregon State.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Kenean Caldwell’s 2021 season.
Matches Kenean on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Clayton's graduate season at UTSA (2023).
Matches Christian on
Differs from Christian on