Player Dossier

2018-2023

Old Dominion

Jahlil Taylor

DT • 5'11" • 285 lbs • Vienna, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jahlil Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.2

Efficiency

11.9

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

6.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · North Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
North Carolina • Old Dominion
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Scouting Read

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Jahlil Taylor, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · North Carolina. Jahlil Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.9 disruption score.

Jahlil Taylor played DT for North Carolina and Old Dominion. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jahlil Taylor recorded 60 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Old Dominion.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

North Carolina paired 0 primary output with 3.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, Old Dominion.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Old Dominion

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

11.9

Usage

2.2

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Western Kentucky

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Louisiana: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Unknown: 0. Marshall: 0. Southern Miss: 0. App State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia State: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. App State: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Georgia Southern: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 4 by 21.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.1 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Coastal Carolina

Best efficiency game

21.7 vs Georgia State

Result
Mon 12/18vs Western KentuckyL 35-3841000
Sat 11/25vs Georgia StateW 25-24400.5000
Sat 11/18@ Georgia SouthernW 20-1722000
Sat 11/4vs Coastal CarolinaL 24-2811100
Sat 10/21vs App StateW 28-2131000
Sat 10/7@ Southern MissW 17-1320000
Sat 9/30@ MarshallL 35-4120000
Sat 9/23vs Unknown21000
Sat 9/16vs Wake ForestL 24-2730000
Sat 9/9vs LouisianaW 38-3120000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Old Dominion

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina111.32.6
2019 PostseasonNorth Carolina19.31.50
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina19.31.50
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina2.511.13.81.5
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina03.20.6-2.5
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina00
2023 PostseasonOld Dominion1.511.92.21.5
2023 Regular SeasonOld Dominion1.511.92.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia Tech

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.

#2

Wake Forest

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.

#3

Coastal Carolina

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.4 takeover score.

#5

NC State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · North Carolina

0 primary output · 3.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

34.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · North Carolina

17.1

1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 2.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · North Carolina

9.4

2.5 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8498

Crisp County · Cordele, GA

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

60

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.