Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Penn State
Garrett Taylor
S • 6'0" • 198 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garrett Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Garrett Taylor built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Richmond, VA wearing No. 17, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Garrett Taylor's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Garrett Taylor, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Penn State. Garrett Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Garrett Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 169
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Christopher's School · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- St. Christopher's School · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 84 tackles · S 17th (top 4%) · Big Ten 15th (top 3%) · National 163rd (top 3%)
Garrett Taylor played S for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Garrett Taylor recorded 169 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Penn State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20192019 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20192019 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20182018 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20182018 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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