Nikko Taylor is a linebacker at Oregon State who has not played in Oregon State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Oregon State lists 26 linebackers this season.
Oregon State is 5-3. Next: vs Texas State, Sat Nov 7.
Taylor fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at Oregon State: Jonathan Smith and Trent Bray. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Washington State — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | 30 | 11 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 46 | 23 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 78 | 35 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34vs California | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-36vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45@ No. 21 Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41@ No. 6 Oregon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Houston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-27@ App State | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-39vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-7vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Sam Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-31@ Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 8-32@ Washington State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 10-7
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%6 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
10%3 pass breakups30 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Bray
Pass share
51.7%
431 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
69.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #337 at the position.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray, Robb Akey, and JaMarcus Shephard. Multi-era developmental context.
