Isaac Taylor-Stuart

Sophomore cornerback for USC. 2021: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 39 tackles.

CB · USC · So. · #6

6′2″ · 195 lb · San Diego, CA

CFB Index 58 · #126 of 321 cornersLow confidenceUSC 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 32 nationally · Signed with USC

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 cornerback for USC. 2021: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 39 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at USC, 79 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with USC4-star out of Helix

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#32 national

CFB

College

USC

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

2 coaches

2019–2020

Clay Helton

USC

2021

Donte Williams

USC

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Donte Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019USC8-5HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

58Quality starter #126 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#813 / 2743 · 69th pct

Tackles#973 / 2743 · 64th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st 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
Home7g	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.4
Road4g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lincoln Riley

Pass share

46.0%

97 pass / 114 run

Plays / game

70.3

3 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

102 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

58 · #126 of 321 corners

Former four-star. Now #126 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	USC	39	25	0.0	3	1	--
2020	USC	4	2	0.0	--	--	--
2019	USC	36	27	1.0	4	1	--
Career		79	54	1.0	7	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 45–14

at Washington State

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Dominant 31-point win on the road against Washington State.

With J. Dart — 391 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 81.3 · 32 rush yds (6 car) · G. Bryant Jr. — 3 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-7vs San José State	3	1	—	1
Wk 2	L 28-42vs Stanford	5	3	—	0
Wk 3	W 45-14@ Washington State	1	1	—	0
Wk 4	L 27-45vs Oregon State	4	3	1	0
Wk 6	L 26-42vs Utah	1	0	—	0
Wk 8	L 16-31@ Notre Dame	7	6	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 9	W 41-34vs Arizona	1	1	—	1
Wk 10	L 16-31@ Arizona State	2	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 33-62vs UCLA	3	2	—	0
Wk 13	L 31-35vs BYU	7	3	—	1
Wk 14	L 14-24@ California	5	4	—	0
Total		39	25	1	3

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

Isaac Taylor-Stuart

2018

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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