Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#28
Zion Taylor
Junior defensive end for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Missouri City, TX · Shadow Creek HS / Houston
Transferred Houston → Sam Houston for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Tulsa
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2024.
- Transferred from Houston to Sam Houston in 2026.
Zion Taylor
Zion Taylor arrived at Sam Houston from Houston. The receipt: 1 tackles, 1 sacks against Tulsa — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Houston3-star out of Shadow Creek
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Sam Houston
2025Houston
2026Sam Houston
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
Houston 2025 Season Did not see any action ... took a redshirt 2024 Season Made debut in season finale at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30) ... 9 snaps vs. Cougars – all on special teams ... 6 snaps on kick return ... 3 snaps on kick coverage Shadow Creek HS 3-star prospect by 247, ESPN and rivals ... ranked...
The defensive line · Sam Houston
- #97Dylan Frazier4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #48Chauncey Chidi3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Brody Henderson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Darien Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #28Zion Taylor2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology