Tyler Taafe: LB · Toledo · #17.
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Tyler Taafe
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Toledo linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 INT against Central Michigan — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs VMI | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-49vs No. 21 Miami | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-44vs Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-49@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-36vs Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-28@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-31vs Buffalo | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-24@ Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-13vs Ball State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-38@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-34@ Kent State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-13vs Central Michigan | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
 Bowl | L 32-35vs Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 17 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 51-13
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Central Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups53 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Jason Candle, all run-leaning offenses — 27-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
42.8%
394 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
70.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Toledo, 172 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
