Brien Taylor Jr. is a defensive lineman at Florida who has not played in Florida's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Florida lists 18 defensive linemen this season.
Florida is 5-3, No. 25 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: vs Oklahoma, Sat Nov 7.
Taylor wins the gap play after play. Second year in the Florida defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Mississippi State — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-0vs Long Island University | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-18vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-20@ No. 3 LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-26@ No. 4 Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-21vs No. 9 Texas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34@ No. 5 Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-21vs Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 20-24vs No. 5 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-34@ No. 6 Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 40-21vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
8%2 hurries24 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
49.4%
372 pass / 381 run
Plays / game
62.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #324 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Billy Napier, Billy Gonzales, and Jon Sumrall. Multi-era developmental context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
