Shay Taylor is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Charlotte.
Taylor fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Came to Charlotte by way of Ohio. The first career honor came in 2024: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Tulane — 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
62 tackles. 0 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-34vs App State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-20vs North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35vs Monmouth | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs Rice | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-54@ South Florida | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-49vs Temple | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-54vs North Texas | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-48@ East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-28vs UTSA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-27@ No. 22 Tulane | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 62 | 30 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups62 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
51.4%
379 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
61.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #247 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #29 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,576 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic as a senior.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2024)
