Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Arkansas State
Blaise Taylor
DB • 5'9" • 165 lbs • Waco, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Blaise Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Blaise Taylor built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Waco, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Blaise Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Blaise Taylor, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Arkansas State. Blaise Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 7
- Passes defended
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Blaise Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Auburn · Arkansas State
- High school pipeline
- Auburn · 43 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 282nd (top 36%) · Sun Belt 119th (top 23%) · National 1,298th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Arkansas State | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2015 Postseason | Arkansas State | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Arkansas State | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 13 | 35 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | 45.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arkansas State | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 31 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 13 | 4 | 59.7 |
Related Context
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Blaise Taylor played DB for Arkansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Blaise Taylor recorded 67 tackles and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Arkansas State paired 21 primary output with 28.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Arkansas State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
3.4
Consistency
64.3
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 0. Toledo: 1. Auburn: 1. Utah State: 2. Central Arkansas: 2. Georgia Southern: 0. South Alabama: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Georgia State: 1. New Mexico State: 1. Troy: 1. Louisiana: 3. Texas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 1 by 14.2. Auburn: 1 by 14.2. Utah State: 2 by 28.3. Central Arkansas: 6 by 45. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 1 by 14.2. Georgia State: 5 by 30.8. New Mexico State: 7 by 39.2. Troy: 3 by 22.5. Louisiana: 4 by 46.7. Texas State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 5 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ UCF | W 31-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | @ Texas State | W 36-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ LouisianaSplash game | L 19-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Fri 11/18 | @ Troy | W 35-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs New Mexico State | W 41-22 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/3 | @ Georgia State | W 31-16 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs UL Monroe | W 51-10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs South Alabama | W 17-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/6 | vs Georgia Southern | W 27-26 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Central ArkansasSplash game | L 23-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Utah StateSplash game | L 20-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Auburn | L 14-51 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Toledo | L 10-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Blaise Taylor story
Blaise Taylor built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Waco, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Blaise Taylor's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Blaise Taylor's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 1,727 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Blaise Taylor moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Arkansas State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142014201520152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Arkansas State | 1 | 2.2 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 1 | 2.2 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Arkansas State | 14 | 22.8 | 3.4 | 13 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 14 | 22.8 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arkansas State | 21 | 28.6 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 21 | 28.6 | 4.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 1 · L 36-43
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 12 · W 30-12 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico State
Week 13 · W 52-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Louisiana
Week 13 · L 19-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#5
@ UL Monroe
Week 13 · W 67-50 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
51.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Arkansas State
21 primary output · 28.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage
59.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Arkansas State
59.7
21 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Arkansas State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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