Eric Taylor: NT · Coastal Carolina · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Eric Taylor
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. On tape: 3 tackles against Southern Miss, Week 12, 2023.
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
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs SE Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-41vs No. 14 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-37@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-40vs No. 12 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-28vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 7-3@ Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-51@ Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs Southern Miss | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-17vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry15 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Knox
Pass share
47.0%
348 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #270 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Mississippi State, 15 tackles — drafted at #212 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Ed Orgeron, Zach Arnett, Jeff Lebby and Tim Beck.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 23rd NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 23rd NFL season
