Tayon Holloway
Tayon Holloway
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 7 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 42 | 28 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 16 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 19 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 77 | 59 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 10 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
at Miami
4 TOT · 4 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Key Lawrence’s 2023 season.
Matches Key on
Differs from Key on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Coleman's junior season at Baylor (2025).
Matches DJ on
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