Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Nick Taylor
Junior cornerback on West Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 193 lb · Atlanta, GA · Gainesville
CFB Index 24 · #308 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to West Virginia for 2026
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
3★
S recruit
No. 2075 nationally · Signed with App State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on West Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2024.
Nick Taylor
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Shawn Clark and Rich Rodriguez. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Coastal Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with App State3-star out of Gainesville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Chad Scott
West Virginia
Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Scott → Rich Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026West Virginia2-0HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #308 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #308 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #23 of 29 Big 12 CBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | App State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -17 net (34 in / 51 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chris Graves’s 2024 season.
81%match
Matches Chris on
PD rate
Class year
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Davis Mallinger's sophomore season at West Virginia (2022).
96%match
Matches Davis on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Background
2025 (So.) Academic All-Big 12 Conference First-Team Honors Added depth at cornerback and safety Used extensively on special teams Saw action in 11 games Used on 351 plays, including 144 on defense and 207 on special teams Season-high 73 plays against Utah, including 52 on defense Season-high 23...
The secondary · West Virginia
- #8Kamari Wilson78 tackles · 2025
- Andrew Powdrell63 tackles · 2025
- #22Jaire Rawlison52 tackles · 2025
- #7Chams Diagne25 tackles · 2025
- #19Nick Taylor20 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · West Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology