Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Wake Forest
Ja'Sir Taylor
DB • 5'10" • 187 lbs • Asbury Park, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ja'Sir Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Ja'Sir Taylor built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Asbury Park, NJ wearing No. 6, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Ja'Sir Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 36
- Overall
- No. 214
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Ja'Sir Taylor, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Wake Forest. Ja'Sir Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 185
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 24
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Ja'Sir Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DB
- Career Tackles
- 185
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 10 entries · 58 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brick Township · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Brick Township · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 6 · Pick 36 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 83rd (top 9%) · ACC 48th (top 8%) · National 418th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 10 | 26 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 22.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9 | 40 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | 50.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 14 | 54 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 50.8 |
Related Context
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Ja'Sir Taylor played DB for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ja'Sir Taylor recorded 185 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 11 primary output with 25.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
25.7
Usage
4.7
Consistency
37.9
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 2. Old Dominion: 2. Norfolk State: 0. Florida State: 0. Virginia: 0. Louisville: 1. Syracuse: 1. Army: 0. Duke: 0. North Carolina: 2. NC State: 2. Clemson: 0. Boston College: 1. Pittsburgh: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 6 by 45. Old Dominion: 2 by 28.3. Norfolk State: 4 by 16.7. Florida State: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. Louisville: 7 by 39.2. Syracuse: 6 by 35. Army: 6 by 25. Duke: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 3 by 32.5. NC State: 7 by 49.2. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 2 by 18.3. Pittsburgh: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 11 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 38-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | vs Pittsburgh | L 21-45 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Boston College | W 41-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Clemson | L 27-48 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 45-42 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | L 55-58 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Duke | W 45-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Army | W 70-56 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Syracuse | W 40-37 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Louisville | W 37-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/24 | @ Virginia | W 37-17 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Florida State | W 35-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Norfolk State | W 41-16 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 42-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Ja'Sir Taylor story
Ja'Sir Taylor built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Asbury Park, NJ wearing No. 6, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Ja'Sir Taylor's career was his defensive production: 185 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 6 interceptions across 58 career games in the available record. His career also includes 235 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ja'Sir Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 5 | 16.3 | 1.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 5 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wake Forest | 7 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 7 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Wake Forest | 8 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 8 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Wake Forest | 9 | 29.4 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9 | 29.4 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 25.7 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 25.7 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rutgers
Week 1 · W 38-10 · Postseason
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Duke
Week 13 · W 39-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 11 · W 45-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia
Week 7 · W 40-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#5
@ North Carolina
Week 10 · L 55-58 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
11 primary output · 25.7 efficiency · 4.7 usage
50.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Wake Forest
50.8
11 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Wake Forest
50.2
9 primary · 29.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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