Trey Taylor: S · Air Force · #7.
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Trey Taylor
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the Air Force secondary. All-America (AFCA) in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 10 tackles against Colorado State, Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Robert Morris | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-3vs Sam Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-21vs Utah State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-20@ San José State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-27vs Wyoming | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 17-6@ Navy | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-13@ Colorado State | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-23vs Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-27@ Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-27@ Boise State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-21vs No. 24 James Madison | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 40 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 |
Week 4 · 2023
W 45-20
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 25-point win on the road against San José State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%5 TFL74 tackles · 5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 29-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
13.1%
105 pass / 697 run
Plays / game
61.7
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
123 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 202 tackles, the Jim Thorpe Award (2023) — drafted at #223 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
A stat line in 34 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 1 selector
National awards
Thorpe
2023 season
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
