#24

Devin Taylor

Senior defensive back for Virginia Tech. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 42 tackles.

DB · Virginia Tech · Sr. · #24

6′1″ · 200 lb · Lansing, MI

CFB Index 30 · #312 of 321 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceVirginia Tech 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back for Virginia Tech. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 42 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Bowling Green, 93 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202111 games

All-MACthird

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Virginia Tech

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-MAC

All-MAC mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches

2020

Justin Fuente

Virginia Tech

2021

J.C. Price

Virginia Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → J.C. Price. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Virginia Tech5-6HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy

2021Bowling Green6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #312 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#207 / 2743 · 91st pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Tackles#843 / 2743 · 69th pct

Solo tackles#1072 / 2743 · 60th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2340 / 2743 · 7th pct

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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

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road5g	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #312 of 321 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Virginia Tech	42	21	0.0	5	2	--
2020	Virginia Tech	51	33	1.5	4	2	--
Career		93	54	1.5	9	4	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	L 19-22vs South Alabama	4	2	—	0
Wk 3	W 27-10vs Murray State	5	4	—	1
Wk 4	W 14-10@ Minnesota	1	0	1	0
Wk 5	L 20-27@ Kent State	2	2	—	0
Wk 6	L 20-35vs Akron	3	1	—	0
Wk 7	L 26-34@ Northern Illinois	3	0	—	1
Wk 8	L 24-55vs Eastern Michigan	5	2	—	0
Wk 9	W 56-44@ Buffalo	6	3	1	3	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 11	L 17-49vs Toledo	4	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 7-34@ Miami (OH)	6	3	—	0
Wk 13	W 21-10vs Ohio	3	3	—	0
Total		42	21	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Devin Taylor

202111 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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