Michael Taylor II: DL · Arkansas · #91.
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Michael Taylor II
Wins the gap play after play. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Eastern Illinois — Week 1, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arkansas | 18 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 18 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-20vs Eastern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-34@ Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-44vs North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-34@ No. 9 Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-37vs Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-0vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-45vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24vs No. 9 LSU | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-52@ No. 25 Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Morris
Pass share
46.1%
369 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Arkansas, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bret Bielema → Chad Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
