Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022UTSA
Dadrian Taylor
LB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Shiner, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dadrian Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Dadrian Taylor built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Shiner, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Dadrian Taylor's career was his defensive production: 115...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Dadrian Taylor, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UTSA. Dadrian Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 115
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Dadrian Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · LB
- Career Tackles
- 115
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · UTSA
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Shiner · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Shiner · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · LB 412th (top 34%) · Conference USA 91st (top 19%) · National 1,112th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 7 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 11.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 12 | 43 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 2 | 57.3 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 54.1 |
Related Context
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Dadrian Taylor played LB for UTSA. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dadrian Taylor recorded -9 rushing yards, 115 tackles, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
UTSA paired 11 primary output with 24.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · UTSA
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
22.9
Usage
4.7
Consistency
54.5
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 1. Houston: 1. Army: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Florida International: 0.5. North Texas: 4.5. UAB: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Rice: 1. UTEP: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 4 by 26.7. Houston: 10 by 51.7. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 2 by 13.3. North Texas: 3 by 57.5. UAB: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 14.2. Rice: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 9 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/16 | @ Troy | L 12-18 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs UTEP | W 34-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rice | W 41-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 51-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UAB | W 44-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 31-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Florida International | W 30-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Western Kentucky | W 31-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 45-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Army | W 41-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Houston10+ tackles | L 35-37 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dadrian Taylor story
Dadrian Taylor built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Shiner, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Dadrian Taylor's career was his defensive production: 115 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 223 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dadrian Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTSA
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UTSA | 2 | 10 | 1.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 1 | 9.5 | 2.7 | -1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 6 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 24.1 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 11 | 22.9 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 22.9 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 5 · W 24-17
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 8 · W 31-27 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Southern Miss
Week 12 · W 23-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
@ UAB
Week 5 · L 13-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 10 · L 14-45
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Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · UTSA
11 primary output · 24.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage
57.3
#2
2022 Postseason · UTSA
54.1
11 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UTSA
54.1
11 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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