Taylor Starling is a cornerback at North Texas who has not played in North Texas's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024.
North Texas lists 23 defensive backs this season.
North Texas is 6-2. Next: vs Rice, Sat Nov 7.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the same secondary at North Texas. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Texas | 20 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2023 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-38@ South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-20vs Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-66@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-17vs Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-37@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-45vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-14vs No. 18 Army | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-48@ UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-40vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-17@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 28-30vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 52-38
0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out South Alabama on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this season20 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Eric Morris — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
59.8%
556 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #277 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Eric Morris → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
