#47

Jhi'Shawn Taylor

Senior linebacker for Georgia State. 2021: 32 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Georgia State · Sr. · #47

6′3″ · 211 lb · Cordele, GA

CFB Index 20 · #521 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceGeorgia State 2021 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Georgia State. 2021: 32 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Georgia State in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 3155 nationally · Signed with Georgia State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia State, 101 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Georgia State2-star out of Crisp County

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3155 national

CFB

College

Georgia State

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Shawn Elliott

Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 30-30 over that span.

2017Georgia State7-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Balanced

2018Georgia State2-10HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2020Georgia State6-4HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

20Below cohort / limited sample #521 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#529 / 2743 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

Tackles#1279 / 2743 · 52nd pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#1594 / 2743 · 40th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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
Home5g	2.6	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.2	0.2	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dell McGee

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

20 · #521 of 578 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #521 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia State	32	14	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Georgia State	8	6	3.0	2.0	--	--	--
2019	Georgia State	40	21	3.0	1.5	--	--	--
2018	Georgia State	20	10	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Georgia State	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		101	52	8.0	5.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 42–40

at Coastal Carolina

2 SOLO · 2 TOT

Edged out Coastal Carolina on the road in a shootout.

With D. Grainger — 198 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.5 · 29 rush yds (12 car) · M. Hayes — 37 AVG · 40 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 10-43vs Army	5	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 17-59@ North Carolina	5	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 24-34@ Auburn	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 16-45vs App State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 55-21@ UL Monroe	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 28-16vs Texas State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 21-14@ Georgia Southern	8	3	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 10	L 17-21@ Louisiana	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 42-40@ Coastal Carolina	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 28-20vs Arkansas State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 37-10vs Troy	4	3	1.0	1.0	—
Total		32	14	2.0	2.0	—

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

Jhi'Shawn Taylor

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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