Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Quentin Taylor Jr.
Sophomore cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Apopka, FL
CFB Index 30 · #283 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Mississippi State 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. 1212 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2024.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Mississippi State in 2026.
Quentin Taylor Jr.
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against UL Monroe — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Lake Minneola
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Mississippi State
Played his entire career under Jeff Lebby.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Mississippi State
2025Iowa State
2026Mississippi State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Mississippi State2-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
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: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Jeff Lebby
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
30 · #283 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #283 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 27 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyson Flowers’s 2023 season.
80%match
Matches Tyson on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Tyson on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Marcellus Barnes Jr.'s sophomore season at SMU (2025).
80%match
Matches Marcellus on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Marcellus on
Weight (higher)
The secondary · Mississippi State
- #2Isaac Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #15Marcus Williams61 tackles · 2025
- #1Kelley Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24Quentin Taylor Jr.27 tackles · 2025
- #28Tanner Duke Johnson13 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology