DJ Taylor: LB · Bowling Green · #17.
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DJ Taylor
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio, Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 4 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 75 | 36 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 35 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 50 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 172 | 85 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-45@ UCLA | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 57-59vs Eastern Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-31vs Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-45@ Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28@ Akron | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-38vs Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-13vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-18@ Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 13-9vs Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-40vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35@ Toledo | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Ohio | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 36 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups75 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scot Loeffler
Pass share
52.2%
440 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wake Forest and Bowling Green, 172 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Scot Loeffler.
