Junior defensive lineman for Jacksonville State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Ocala, FL · Forest HS
How he plays
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Tackles for loss: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sacks · 2026
5 TFL · 12 tackles
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 2 TFL, 3 tackles, at North Dakota State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Jacksonville State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearTae Floyd
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Tae Floyd has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Jacksonville State. The receipt: 5 tackles, 3 TFL against Ohio — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.2%
79 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–7
4 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
With C. Creel — 327 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 54 rush yds (10 car) · J. Williams — -4 rush yds (1 car)
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ North Dakota State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #86
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Garret Fountain’s 2021 season.
Matches Garret on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Carson Wells's junior season at Colorado (2020).
Matches Carson on
2025: Saw action in seven games...Made seven stops with a sacks...Recorded first career sack in home opening win vs. Liberty (9/6)...Made career-high five tackles in Homecoming win over Murray State (9/20). 2024: Played in three games...Recorded a QB hurry. 2023: Did not see action for the Gameco...
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