#25

Jason Taylor

Former safety at Oklahoma State. 2022: 6 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

S · Oklahoma State · Sr. · #25

6′0″ · 215 lb · Oklahoma City, OK

CFB Index 97 · #1 of 493 safetiesMedium confidenceLos Angeles — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 17, #234 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 807 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Oklahoma State. 2022: 6 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2018.
Drafted round 7 by the Los Angeles in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Oklahoma State, 163 tackles — drafted at #234 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Carl Albert

2023

Drafted by Los Angelesround 7, pick 234

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#807 national

CFB

College

Oklahoma State

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #234

Los Angeles · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

1 coach

2019–2022

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State

Played his entire career under Mike Gundy.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

#234Rd 7 · Pick 17

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mike Gundy — 35-16 over that span.

2019Oklahoma State8-5HC: Mike Gundy · Run-heavy

2020Oklahoma State8-3HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

97All-America level #1 of 493?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (99th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#3 / 2755 · 100th pct

Interceptions#2 / 811 · 99th pct

Tackles#100 / 2755 · 96th pct

Passes defended#111 / 2755 · 95th pct

Tackles for loss#1332 / 2755 · 47th pct

2.0

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Eric Morris

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

97 · #1 of 493 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #1 at the position.

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2022

W 41–34

vs Texas

9 TOT · 9 SOLO · 2 INT

Edged out Texas at home in a shootout.

With S. Sanders — 391 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.3 · 43 rush yds (11 car) · T. Hutton — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 47 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 58-44vs Central Michigan	9	6	1.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 34-17vs Arizona State	7	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 63-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	2	1	0.0	—	2
Wk 5	W 36-25@ Baylor	9	7	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	W 41-31vs Texas Tech	10	8	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 40-43@ TCU	6	5	0.0	—	2
Wk 8	W 41-34vs Texas	9	9	0.0	2	0
Wk 9	L 0-48@ Kansas State	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 16-37@ Kansas	11	9	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 11	W 20-14vs Iowa State	7	6	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	L 13-28@ Oklahoma	11	10	0.0	1	1
Wk 13	L 19-24vs West Virginia	4	3	0.0	1	0
Total		87	72	2.0	6	7

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