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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Northern Illinois
Demond Taylor Jr.
DT • 6'2" • 308 lbs • East Saint Louis, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Demond Taylor Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Demond Taylor Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from East Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Demond Taylor Jr.'s career...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Demond Taylor Jr., DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Demond Taylor Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Demond Taylor Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DT
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · East St. Louis · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Bowie · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DT 117th (top 50%) · Mid-American 208th (top 39%) · National 2,392nd (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 21 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.4 |
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Demond Taylor Jr. played DT for Northern Illinois. Across 6 tracked seasons, Demond Taylor Jr. recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 6 primary output with 15 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
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 · Northern Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
11.3
Usage
2.3
Consistency
5.1
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Wyoming: 0. Michigan: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Central Michigan: 1. Kent State: 0. Ball State: 0. Buffalo: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 32.5. Central Michigan: 0 by 10. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Kent State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/17 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 41-47 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | vs Kent State | W 41-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/24 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/18 | @ Buffalo | W 33-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/11 | vs Ball State | W 30-29 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/3 | @ Kent State | L 47-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Central Michigan | W 39-38 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 34-26 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Toledo | W 22-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 27-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Michigan | L 10-63 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Wyoming | L 43-50 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Georgia Tech | W 22-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Demond Taylor Jr. story
Demond Taylor Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from East Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 10, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Demond Taylor Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Demond Taylor Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0.5 | 13.3 | 5.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 3 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 15 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3.5 | 13.6 | 4.4 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kentucky
Week 4 · L 23-31
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 11 · L 17-20 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 7 · W 34-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
vs Buffalo
Week 4 · L 20-23 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 14 · W 24-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
6 primary output · 15 efficiency · 3.9 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
42.3
0.5 primary · 13.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
39.4
6 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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