Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Baron Taylor
Junior defensive back on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Sacramento, CA · Inderkum HS
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Southern Utah in 2024.
Recruiting
2★
S recruit
No. 3253 nationally · Signed with Southern Utah
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonBaron Taylor
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at Southern Miss behind him. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Auburn, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Southern Utah2-star out of Inderkum
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (38 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #108
Background
2025 (So.): Saw action in 11 games at Southern Utah…Posted 52 tackles (28 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a forced fumble…Ended his season with consecutive season-high eight tackle performances against Central Arkansas (11/15) and North Alabama (11/22)…Tallied interception ag...
The secondary · Southern Miss
- #1Josh Moten61 tackles · 2025
- #24Josh Battle34 tackles · 2025
- #1Champ Lewis16 tackles · 2025
- #3Jyaire Brown7 tackles · 2025
- #26Baron Taylor1 game · 2026
24 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology