Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Warren-Stevens Tayou
Senior defensive lineman on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 290 lb · Inglewood, CA · Lawndale
CFB Index 43 · #198 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Eastern Michigan 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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Michigan State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Northern Arizona in 2022.
- Transferred from West Georgia to Eastern Michigan in 2025.
Warren-Stevens Tayou
Wins his gap play after play. Warren-Stevens Tayou arrived at Eastern Michigan from West Georgia. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Michigan State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Northern Arizonaout of Lawndale
202510 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 5-10 over that span.
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
2026Eastern Michigan1-2HC: Chris Creighton · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 0.5 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
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
43 · #198 of 330 interior linemen
Unranked recruit. Now #198 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #15 of 43 Mid-American DLs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 17 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -14 net (12 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Denzel Lowry’s 2023 season.
87%match
Matches Denzel on
Height
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dayton LeBlanc's freshman season at North Texas (2020).
Matches Dayton on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Warren-Stevens Tayou
Background
EMU: Pronounced TY-ooo…2025: Played in all 12 games…Recorded 17 tackles, including five solo and 12 assisted stops…Added one tackle for loss of one yard…Logged 0.5 sacks for one yard at Buffalo (Oct. 4)…Recovered a fumble for 11 yards at Buffalo…Finished the season with one quarterback hurry and...
The defensive line · Eastern Michigan
- #54Quincy Byas5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Carter Evans4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Ronn Hardin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Warren-Stevens Tayou1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Hector Gonzalez1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Eastern Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology