Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#27
Taylor Davis
Junior safety on Kansas's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Missouri City, TX · Ridge Point HS
CFB Index 40 · #364 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Kansas for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1347 nationally · Signed with Kansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Kansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2023.
Taylor Davis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his third year in the same secondary at Kansas. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Fort Bend Ridge Point
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 11-15 over that span.
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 2 games: 2.5 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
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
40 · #364 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #364 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #28 of 40 Big 12 Ss
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ty Bryant’s 2023 season.
Matches Ty on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Differs from Ty on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ryland Gandy's sophomore season at Pittsburgh (2024).
90%match
Matches Ryland on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Taylor Davis
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Taylor ... What is the significance behind your jersey number? My mom had me when she was 27 years old. Tell us about your hometown/where you're from? I'm from Missouri City, Texas, home of good football, barbecue, and fireworks What is one thing that someone wouldn...
The secondary · Kansas
- #3Corey Gordon53 tackles · 2025
- Austin Alexander46 tackles · 2025
- #1Jalen Todd44 tackles · 2025
- #27Taylor Davis41 tackles · 2025
- #5Roman Pearson27 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology