Willie Taylor: DE · Washington State.
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Willie Taylor
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. The four seasons at Washington State span two head coaches: Mike Leach and Nick Rolovich. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Bowling Green — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 13 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Washington State | 23 | 16 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Washington State | 26 | 14 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 63 | 36 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-42@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 59-57@ Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
58.8%
499 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
536 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington State, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
