2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Taylor Burton
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Memphis. On tape: 3 tackles and 2 sacks against East Carolina, Week 8, 2026.
18 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-21vs UT Martin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-8@ Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-13vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-34vs East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 49-22vs Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 49-22 vs Army, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Memphis’s defense played that day
Army’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
3 tackles, including 2 sacks, 1 pass broken up, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, down 24-20.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Third quarter, up 28-17.
Week 8 · 2026
W 41-34
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out East Carolina at home in a shootout.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%4 TFLSack rate
19%4 sacksHurry rate
17%3 hurries18 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
42.1%
268 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
70.7
9 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Silverfield → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Sun Belt Conference
