Player Career

Garrett Taylor Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Garrett Taylor 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: 169 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Penn 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 Garrett Taylor's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.

The arc is straightforward: Garrett 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

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

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State16.10.4
2017 PostseasonPenn State16.710
2017 Regular SeasonPenn State16.710
2018 PostseasonPenn State12.531.65.611.5
2018 Regular SeasonPenn State12.531.65.60
2019 PostseasonPenn State8.533.26-4
2019 Regular SeasonPenn State8.533.260

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Michigan

Week 8 · W 28-21 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Michigan State

Week 7 · L 17-21 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Illinois

Week 4 · W 63-24 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

56.4 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Memphis

Week 1 · W 53-39 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

55.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

#5

@ Ohio State

Week 13 · L 17-28 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

52.5 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Penn State

12.5 primary output · 31.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage

57.3

#2

2018 Regular Season · Penn State

57.3

12.5 primary · 31.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Penn State

49.1

8.5 primary · 33.2 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games