Tayland Humphrey: DL · Louisiana · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tayland Humphrey
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Butch Davis and Billy Napier. First career honor, 2021: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Georgia State — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisiana | 31 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Louisiana | 32 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida International | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 37 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 18-38@ No. 21 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs Ohio | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-18@ South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-0vs Texas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17vs Georgia State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Troy | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14@ Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-16vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-16vs App State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry31 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.8%
405 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
433 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #82 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Florida International and Louisiana, 0 sacks — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ron Turner, Butch Davis and Billy Napier.
