Player Dossier

2020-2025

LSU

Eric Taylor

NT • 6'4" • 323 lbs • Trussville, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Eric Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

1.4

Efficiency

7.5

Consistency

3.7

Season Value

3.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
LSU • Mississippi State • Coastal Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Eric Taylor, NT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Eric Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 0.5 primary output with 7.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across LSU, Mississippi State, Coastal Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

7.5

Usage

1.4

Consistency

3.7

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. LSU: 0. South Carolina: 0. Alabama: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Arkansas: 0. Texas A&M: 0.5. Southern Miss: 0. Ole Miss: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. LSU: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 3 by 17.5. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

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

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas A&M

Best efficiency game

17.5 vs Texas A&M

Result
Fri 11/24vs Ole MissL 7-1721000
Sat 11/18vs Southern MissW 41-2030000
Sun 11/12@ Texas A&ML 10-51310.5000
Sat 10/21@ ArkansasW 7-311000
Sat 10/7vs Western MichiganW 41-2810000
Sun 10/1vs AlabamaL 17-4011000
Sat 9/23@ South CarolinaL 30-3711000
Sat 9/16vs LSUL 14-4120000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    LSU

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Mississippi State

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Coastal Carolina

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonLSU0
2021 Regular SeasonLSU00
2023 Regular SeasonMississippi State0.57.51.40.5
2024 Regular SeasonMississippi State0-0.5
2025 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas A&M

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Primary metric

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 24.3 takeover score.

#2

Southern Miss

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.7 takeover score.

#3

Ole Miss

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.

#4

LSU

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.1 takeover score.

#5

Arkansas

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State

0.5 primary output · 7.5 efficiency · 1.4 usage

3.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · LSU

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · LSU

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8859

St. Paul's Episcopal · Mobile, AL

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Eric Taylor quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
NT
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
15