Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#51
Taylor Brown
Redshirt freshman defensive lineman on West Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 290 lb · Upper Marlboro, MD · Wise
Returning to West Virginia for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs UT Martin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive lineman on West Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to West Virginia in 2025.
Taylor Brown
The receipt: 2 tackles against UT Martin — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with West Virginia4-star out of Dr. Henry Wise
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
West Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026West Virginia2-0HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs UT Martin
2 TOT · 1 PD
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 96 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Epps — 18 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -17 net (34 in / 51 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
Background
2025 (Fr.) Redshirted Saw action against Robert Morris High School Played on the defensive line for coach Steve Rapp at Wise HS For his senior year, Brown collected 20 tackles, including four solos He added two tackles for loss with one sack and one hurry As a junior, he led Wise to a 12-1 record...
The defensive line · West Virginia
- #18Ezekiel Durham-Campbell7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #50Harper Holloman5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99David Afogho4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Corey McIntyre Jr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51Taylor Brown1 game · 2026
15 more on the roster · West Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology