Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021App State
Demetrius Taylor
DL • 6'1" • 295 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Demetrius Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Player Story
Demetrius Taylor built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Demetrius Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Demetrius Taylor, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · App State. Demetrius Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 46
- Sacks
- 26.5
- QB hurries
- 28
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Demetrius Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 56 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Georgia State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Northwestern · App State
- High school pipeline
- Northwestern · 93 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DL 253rd (top 27%) · Sun Belt 137th (top 30%) · National 1,722nd (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 7 | 13 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 35.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | App State | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 14 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 69.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | App State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 70 |
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 70 |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 23 | 10.5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.7 |
Related Context
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Demetrius Taylor played DL for App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Demetrius Taylor recorded 137 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
App State paired 31 primary output with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.2 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: North Carolina
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · App State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
35.2
Usage
11.5
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAB: 0. East Tennessee State: 2. Charlotte: 4.5. North Carolina: 7. Coastal Carolina: 1.5. Louisiana: 3. UL Monroe: 1. South Alabama: 2. Georgia Southern: 1.5. South Carolina: 1.5. Georgia State: 1. Texas State: 4. Troy: 0. Louisiana: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 3 by 12.5. East Tennessee State: 2 by 28.3. Charlotte: 3 by 57.5. North Carolina: 4 by 66.7. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 31.7. Louisiana: 4 by 46.7. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. South Alabama: 3 by 32.5. Georgia Southern: 8 by 48.3. South Carolina: 5 by 35.8. Georgia State: 0 by 10. Texas State: 1 by 44.2. Troy: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana: 3 by 52.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.4 · Games = 13 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 1 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ UAB | W 31-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs LouisianaSplash game | W 45-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Troy | W 48-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Texas StateSplash game | W 35-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Georgia State | W 56-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ South Carolina | W 20-15 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | vs Georgia Southern | L 21-24 | 8 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ South AlabamaSplash game | W 30-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UL Monroe | W 52-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/10 | @ LouisianaSplash game | W 17-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 56-37 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ North Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 56-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs East Tennessee StateSplash game | W 42-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Demetrius Taylor story
Demetrius Taylor built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Demetrius Taylor's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 46 tackles for loss, 26.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 56 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Demetrius Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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App State
2017-2021
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Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 10.5 | 22.7 | 10.6 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 10.5 | 15.6 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 10.5 | 15.6 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | App State | 33 | 35.2 | 11.5 | 22.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 33 | 35.2 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | App State | 31 | 42.4 | 13 | -2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 31 | 42.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 26.5 | 28.1 | 8 | -4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 26.5 | 28.1 | 8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia State
Week 11 · W 17-13 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ North Carolina
Week 4 · W 34-31
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs South Alabama
Week 11 · W 31-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Georgia State
Week 13 · W 31-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 8 · W 30-27 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · App State
31 primary output · 42.4 efficiency · 13 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · App State
70
31 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · App State
69.8
33 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 11.5 usage
Milestones
20
Impact games
26
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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