Rutgers · L 30-37
No tackles.
Taylor has tackles in 7 of Maryland’s 8 games: none against Rutgers.
Nahsir Taylor
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the Maryland linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State — Week 6, 2026.
25 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-35vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-54vs UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-48@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-45@ No. 5 Ohio State | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +1 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups25 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Mike Locksley, all pass-leaning offenses — 6-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
56.1%
298 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
25 tackles in 7 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #64 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,614 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
