Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#24
Peyton Taylor
Senior cornerback on North Texas's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 167 lb · Aurora, CO · Eaglecrest HS
Returning to North Texas for 2026
The story
4 cornerback on North Texas's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearPeyton Taylor
The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Indiana — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
North Texas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
2 TOT · 2 PD · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · North Texas
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #135
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2023-25 seasons at Emporia State … appeared in 24 games at ESU with 22 starts … tallied 64 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 19 pass breakups and an interception in his career with the Hornets … started 11 games at ESU in 2025 … totaled 29 tackles, a TFL and 12 pass breakups as a sophomo...
The secondary · North Texas
- #16BJ Allen Jr.15 tackles · 2025
- #8Caden Jenkins10 tackles · 2025
- #9Cameren Jenkins6 tackles · 2025
- #5Chase Canada3 tackles · 2025
- #24Peyton Taylor2 games · 2026
18 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology