Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Harrison Taggart
Senior linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Draper, UT
CFB Index 23 · #508 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred California → Utah State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, vs Idaho State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2022.
- Transferred from California to Utah State in 2026.
Harrison Taggart
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Harrison Taggart has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Idaho State — Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Oregon4-star out of Corner Canyon
202310 games
- Entered the portal
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Utah State
2024era →
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
2025California
2026Utah State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026Utah State0-2HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceFading
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
23 · #508 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #508 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 38 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | BYU | 69 | 34 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | BYU | 28 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 148 | 66 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jerry Roberts’s 2023 season.
Matches Jerry on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Sullivan's junior season at App State (2024).
Matches Caden on
Weight
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Harrison Taggart
The linebacker corps · Utah State
- #20John Miller118 tackles · 2025
- #14Bronson Olevao88 tackles · 2025
- #25Chris Joe41 tackles · 2025
- Harrison Taggart38 tackles · 2025
- #17Mataira Brown36 tackles · 2025
30 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology