Reese Taylor: DB · Purdue · #1.
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Reese Taylor
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Indiana — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-35vs Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Indiana State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-32@ Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 20-10@ No. 21 Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-29@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-37vs Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-35@ Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-24vs Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ No. 21 Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-9vs Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-16@ Indiana | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 7 · 2022
W 43-37
vs Nebraska
1 interception · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Nebraska at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL29 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
56.0%
581 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
74.1
14 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
620 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #213 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Indiana and Purdue, 101 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Allen and Jeff Brohm.
