Caleb Taylor: DT · Kansas · #53.
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Caleb Taylor
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The five seasons at Kansas span two head coaches: Les Miles and Lance Leipold. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against West Virginia — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-23@ Illinois | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-23vs UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-32@ West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-38vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Houston | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-29@ No. 16 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-36vs No. 17 Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13@ No. 7 BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-45@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 45-36
vs Iowa State · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Iowa State at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%4 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
11%2 hurries18 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
40.7%
306 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
62.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #75 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kansas, 50 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Lance Leipold. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
