Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-37vs Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Taylon Doss
Junior safety on Arkansas State's 2023 roster.
5′10″ · 194 lb · Shannon, MS
CFB Index 36 · #360 of 493 safetiesMedium confidenceArkansas State 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 safety on Arkansas State's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearTaylon Doss
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Taylon Doss has been at Arkansas State through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against Memphis — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Arkansas State, 86 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020
Arkansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Butch Jones. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Arkansas State4-7HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Arkansas State2-10HC: Butch Jones · Pass-heavy
2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
36 · #360 of 493 safeties
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 37 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 44 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 86 | 56 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 7 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2022 production profile sits closest to Antonio Fletcher’s 2020 season.
80%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Antonio on
Height
Class year
TFL rate
Differs from Antonio on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaydan Mayes's junior season at Army (2025).
Matches Jaydan on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Taylon Doss
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology