#99

Warren-Stevens Tayou

DL · Eastern Michigan · Fr. · #99

Returning to Eastern Michigan for 2026
Fr. · Inglewood, Calif. → Lawndale
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Warren-Stevens Tayou

DL · Eastern Michigan · Jr · #99

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

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

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Eastern Michigan1761.51.01----
Career1761.51.01----

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Eastern Michigan

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Eastern Michigan

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #105

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 Denzel Lowry’s 2023 season.

Denzel Lowry

87%match

Old Dominion · 2023

#2

Howard Cross III

Notre Dame · 2023

86%
#3

Aeneas Peebles

Duke · 2021

NFL Rd 6
86%
#4

Realus George

Missouri · 2022

86%
#5

Cornell Evans

Buffalo · 2025

86%

Matches Denzel on

Height
Weight
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dayton LeBlanc's freshman season at North Texas (2020).

North Texas · 2020

#2

Griffen Willis

Navy · 2024

86%
#3

Amon Williams

Kent State · 2025

84%
#4

Solomone Langi

San José State · 2025

83%
#5

Krishna Clay

San Diego State · 2024

83%

Matches Dayton on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12896

Final rank
#12896
Avg #12979.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12896 this season.

Background

EMU: Pronounced TY-ooo…2025: Played in all 12 games…Recorded 17 tackles, including five solo and 12 assisted stops…Added one tackle for loss of one yard…Logged 0.5 sacks for one yard at Buffalo on Oct. 4…Recovered a fumble for 11 yards at Buffalo…Finished the season with one quarterback hurry and...

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