Sophomore defensive lineman for Miami. 2023: 1 sack, 3.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
6′3″ · 305 lb · Miami, FL
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.
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 11 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman for Miami. 2023: 1 sack, 3.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
Leonard Taylor
Wins his gap play after play. Leonard Taylor has been at Miami through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Clemson — Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former five-star. Now #411 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 48–33
vs Texas A&M
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Edged out Texas A&M at home in a shootout.
With T. Van Dyke — 374 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.6 · -12 rush yds (2 car) · B. Smith — 1 TD · 98 AVG · 98 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 48-33vs Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7@ Temple | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-41@ North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-20vs Clemson | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26vs Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-20@ NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27@ Florida State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Bear Alexander’s 2023 season.
Matches Bear on
Differs from Bear on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Cofield's junior season at Texas Tech (2025).
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Player DNA