Anthony J. Taylor: CB · Texas State · #6.
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Anthony J. Taylor
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The four seasons at Texas State span three head coaches: Everett Withers, Chris Woods and Jake Spavital. On tape: 7 tackles against Troy, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 12 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas State | 32 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018 | Texas State | 37 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Texas State | 36 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2016 | Texas State | 27 | 23 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 132 | 94 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-41@ No. 12 Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-23vs Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-47@ SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-3vs Nicholls | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs UL Monroe | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-38@ Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-28vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-63vs Troy | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 13-35@ No. 23 App State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-24@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
38%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this season32 tackles · 1 for loss · 12 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
57.9%
441 pass / 321 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas State, 132 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Everett Withers → Jake Spavital. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
