Junior cornerback on UTEP's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 220 lb · Keller, TX
The numbers
sacks · 2025
2 TFL · 12 tackles · 2 hurries
Swing playSwung UTEP from 22% to 51% to win.UTEP at Missouri State · 38-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on UTEP's 2025 roster.
How he plays
Jams receivers off their route at the line.
Sacks: 80th percentile.
The full scouting readEkow Taylor
Jams receivers off their route at the line. He has spent two seasons in the UTEP secondary. The receipt: 6 tackles against Jacksonville State — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scotty Walden — 5-19 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (9th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-17@ Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-30vs Jacksonville State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 24-38@ Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-61@ Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTEP
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · UTEP
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #92
Player DNA
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacobi Oliphant Jr.’s 2025 season.
Matches Jacobi on
Differs from Jacobi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ira Singleton's sophomore season at South Florida (2025).
Matches Ira on
Player DNA
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