Player Dossier

2016-2019

Tennessee

Darrell Taylor

LB • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Hopewell, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darrell Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.5

Efficiency

31.3

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

37.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Darrell Taylor, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Tennessee. Darrell Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Tennessee paired 22.5 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 31.3 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Tennessee

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

31.3

Usage

11.5

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 3.5. Georgia State: 1. BYU: 2. Unknown: 0. Florida: 0. Georgia: 2. Mississippi State: 4. Alabama: 0. South Carolina: 6. UAB: 2. Kentucky: 2. Missouri: 0. Vanderbilt: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 6 by 60. Georgia State: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 8 by 53.3. Florida: 6 by 25. 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 4.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins2.5 · n=7 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=5 · -1.5 vs Wins
First Half1.8 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

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

66.7 vs South Carolina

Result
Fri 1/3vs IndianaSplash gameW 23-226221.500
Sat 11/30vs VanderbiltW 28-1030000
Sun 11/24@ MissouriW 24-2011000
Sun 11/10@ KentuckyW 17-1333110
Sat 11/2vs UABW 30-722110
Sat 10/26vs South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash gameW 41-2143222
Sun 10/20@ AlabamaL 13-3532000
Sat 10/12vs Mississippi State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 20-1054220
Sat 10/5vs GeorgiaL 14-4332101
Sat 9/21@ FloridaL 3-3464000
Sat 9/14vs Unknown
Sat 9/7vs BYUL 26-2983110
Sat 8/31vs Georgia StateL 30-3822001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Tennessee

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee211.51.8
2017 Regular SeasonTennessee9.52367.5
2018 Regular SeasonTennessee1928.210.79.5
2019 PostseasonTennessee22.531.311.53.5
2019 Regular SeasonTennessee22.531.311.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kentucky

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8

Primary metric

8 disruption/tackle impact with 71 takeover score.

#2

South Carolina

6

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 64.9 takeover score.

#3

Southern Miss

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.

#4

Georgia

5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.

#5

Mississippi State

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Tennessee

22.5 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 11.5 usage

37.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Tennessee

37.2

22.5 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 11.5 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Tennessee

23.6

19 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

7

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9035

Hopewell · Hopewell, VA

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

118

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darrell Taylor quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
118