Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#13
Tayon Holloway
Senior defensive back on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Virginia Beach, VA · Green Run
CFB Index 60 · #183 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Louisville 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
4★
CB recruit
No. 206 nationally · Signed with North Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to North Carolina in 2022.
- Transferred from North Carolina to Louisville in 2024.
Tayon Holloway
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Villanova — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with North Carolina4-star out of Green Run
20246 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Louisville1-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceSustained Ascent
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
Jeff Brohm
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
60 · #183 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #183 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #22 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 42 | 28 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 16 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 19 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 79 | 60 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 11 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–13
vs Villanova
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With L. Kienholz — 332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · T. Richardson — 11 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
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (33 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Key Lawrence’s 2023 season.
Matches Key on
Interceptions
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Key on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Coleman's junior season at Baylor (2025).
89%match
Matches DJ on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Tayon Holloway
Background
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The secondary · Louisville
- #5Koen Entringer73 tackles · 2025
- #13Tayon Holloway42 tackles · 2025
- #9Antonio Watts42 tackles · 2025
- #4Jabari Mack34 tackles · 2025
- #10Kaleb Beasley24 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology