#90

Taylor Burton

DL · Memphis · R-Jr. · #90

Returning to Memphis for 2026
R-Jr. · Memphis, Tenn. → Whitehaven HS
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Taylor Burton

DL · Memphis · Jr · #90

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Memphis
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Memphis1131.51.02----
Career1131.51.02----

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Memphis

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Memphis

Returning around him

  • 12% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 1 Memphis player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +4 net (51 in / 47 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #72

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Akelo Stone’s 2024 season.

Akelo Stone

89%match

Ole Miss · 2024

#2

Daishon Folsom

Buffalo · 2021

88%
#3

Carmine Bastone

Northwestern · 2023

88%
#4

Skyler Gill-Howard

Northern Illinois · 2024

All-MACNFL Rd 6
86%
#5

Caleb Moore

Georgia Southern · 2025

86%

Matches Akelo on

TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate

Differs from Akelo on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Devarrick Woods's freshman season at Texas State (2025).

Texas State · 2025

#2

Daishon Folsom

Buffalo · 2021

83%
#3

Dayton LeBlanc

North Texas · 2020

82%
#4

Simeon Barrow Jr.

Michigan State · 2021

80%
#5

John Taumoepeau

BYU · 2024

80%

Matches Devarrick on

TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10359

Final rank
#10581
Avg #10523.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10359 this season.

Background

2025 (Junior) • Played in 12 games while making two starts during the season • Registered 12 tackles and one sack • Had season-high of three tackles against East Carolina (Nov. 15) and NC State (Dec. 19) • His one sack for the season came against the Wolfpack in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla...

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