#44

Taylor Wein

DL · Oklahoma · R-Jr. · #44

Returning to Oklahoma for 2026
R-Jr. · Brentwood, Tenn. → Nolensville HS
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Taylor Wein

DL · Oklahoma · So · #44

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#608 national
CFB
College
Oklahoma
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oklahoma392215.07.011--
2024Oklahoma2--0.00.0------
Career412215.07.011--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025

W 33–27

at Tennessee

2 TOT  ·  1 PD  ·  1 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Oklahoma

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Oklahoma

Returning around him

  • 53% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #15

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kenny Ozowalu’s 2025 season.

UTSA · 2025

#2

Daemian Wimberly

UTSA · 2025

77%
#3

Dante Stills

West Virginia · 2021

All-Big 12NFL Rd 6
76%
#4

Ashton Gillotte

Louisville · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 2
76%
#5

Quincy Rhodes Jr.

Arkansas · 2025

72%

Matches Kenny on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Kenny on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Daemian Wimberly's sophomore season at UTSA (2025).

UTSA · 2025

#2

Myles Murphy

Clemson · 2021

All-ACCNFL Rd 1 · Pk 29
76%
#3

Viliami Fehoko

San José State · 2021

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 4
71%
#4

Jimmy Scott

Pittsburgh · 2024

68%
#5

Jared Verse

Florida State · 2022

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 19
66%

Matches Daemian on

Class year
TFL rate
Weight

Differs from Daemian on

Hurry rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1737

Final rank
#1737
Avg #2735.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1737 this season.

Background

Season GP-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU QBH 2024 12-0 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 13-8 22 17 39 15-71 7-50 1-3 1 0 1 6 Career 25-8 22 19 41 15-71 7-50 1-3 1 0 1 6 2025 (OKLAHOMA) Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... All-SEC Second Team by the coaches … played in all 13 games and ma...

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