Shakial Taylor: CB · Kansas · #8.
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Shakial Taylor
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the Kansas secondary. On tape: 7 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 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
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-26vs Nicholls | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-7@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-14vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-26@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-48vs Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-38@ No. 9 West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-48@ Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 27-26vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-27vs Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21@ Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 40-55@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24vs No. 11 Texas | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this season34 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
2 seasons under David Beaty, all balanced offenses — 4-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Beaty
Pass share
48.5%
392 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 56 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Beaty.
