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Player Dossier
2016-2019Tennessee
Darrell Taylor
LB • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Hopewell, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darrell Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Darrell Taylor built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Hopewell, VA wearing No. 19, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Darrell Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 48
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Darrell Taylor, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Tennessee. Darrell Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 26.5
- Sacks
- 19.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Darrell Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hopewell · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Hopewell · 4 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 16 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 349th (top 28%) · SEC 70th (top 11%) · National 778th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 27 | 4.5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 73.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 73.1 |
Related Context
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Darrell Taylor played LB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darrell Taylor recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Tennessee paired 28.5 primary output with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
35.9
Usage
11.8
Consistency
58.3
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 4.5. Georgia State: 2. BYU: 3. Chattanooga: 0. Florida: 1. Georgia: 2. Mississippi State: 4. Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 6. UAB: 2. Kentucky: 2. Missouri: 1. Vanderbilt: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 6 by 70. Georgia State: 2 by 28.3. BYU: 8 by 63.3. Florida: 6 by 35. Georgia: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 5 by 60.8. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 4 by 66.7. UAB: 2 by 28.3. Kentucky: 3 by 32.5. Missouri: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 8 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · -1.0 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
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
70 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 23-22 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Vanderbilt | W 28-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Missouri | W 24-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 17-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UABSplash game | W 30-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | @ Alabama | L 13-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Mississippi State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | L 14-43 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Florida | L 3-34 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Chattanooga | W 45-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs BYUSplash game | L 26-29 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | L 30-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Darrell Taylor story
Darrell Taylor built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Hopewell, VA wearing No. 19, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Darrell Taylor's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Darrell Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 5 | 17.5 | 2.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 14.5 | 27.5 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 22 | 30.9 | 11.1 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 28.5 | 35.9 | 11.8 | 6.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 28.5 | 35.9 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · W 24-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Southern Miss
Week 10 · W 24-10
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina
Week 9 · W 41-21 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 10 · W 55-0
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 1 · W 23-22 · Postseason
4.5
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Tennessee
28.5 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 11.8 usage
73.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Tennessee
73.1
28.5 primary · 35.9 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
57.4
22 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 11.1 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
15
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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