#41

Steven Taylor

Outside linebacker for Houston. 2016: 74 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks.

OLB · Houston · #41

6′1″ · Cedar Hill, TX

Houston 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 outside linebacker for Houston. 2016: 74 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Houston in 2012.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2709 nationally · Signed with Houston

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Houston, 74 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2012

Signed with Houston2-star out of Cedar Hill

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2709 national

CFB

College

Houston

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Tom Herman — 22-5 over that span.

2015Houston13-1HC: Tom Herman · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2016Houston9-4HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile). Concern: interceptions (28th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Sacks#37 / 2668 · 99th pct

8.5

Tackles for loss#88 / 2668 · 96th pct

12.0

QB hurries#158 / 2668 · 92nd pct

Tackles#260 / 2668 · 90th pct

Solo tackles#363 / 2668 · 86th pct

Passes defended#513 / 2668 · 76th pct

Forced fumbles#77 / 736 · 45th pct

Interceptions#334 / 763 · 28th pct

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

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	6.6	1.3	0.9	0.3
Road5g	5.6	0.6	0.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.7	1.0	0.8	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	8.2	1.0	0.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Houston	74	41	12.0	8.5	3	1	--
2015	Houston	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
Career		74	41	12.0	8.5	3	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2016

W 33–23

vs Oklahoma

5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 SACKS

With G. Ward Jr. — 321 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.1 · 1 rush yds (18 car) · D. Roy — 44 AVG · 50 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week