Jason Taylor: S · Oklahoma State · #25.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jason Taylor
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fourth year in the same secondary at Oklahoma State. On tape: 11 tackles against Kansas, Week 10, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 7 passes defended. 6 interceptions. 2 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 87 | 72 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 48 | 37 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 163 | 130 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 11 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-44vs Central Michigan | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-25@ No. 16 Baylor | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-31vs Texas Tech | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-43@ No. 13 TCU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-34vs No. 20 Texas | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-48@ No. 22 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-37@ Kansas | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 20-14vs Iowa State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-28@ Oklahoma | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-24vs West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 72 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 41-34
vs Texas
2 interceptions · 9 tackles · 9 solo tackles
Edged out Texas at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL87 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 6 interceptions.
4 seasons under Mike Gundy — 35-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
53.2%
524 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
574 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2022
87 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma State, 163 tackles — drafted at #234 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 4th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 4th NFL season
