Player Dossier

2020-2021

SMU

Karl Taylor

DB • 6'0" • 180 lbs • Midland, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Karl Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.9

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · SMU

2021

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Karl Taylor, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · SMU. Karl Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Karl Taylor played DB for SMU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Karl Taylor recorded 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

SMU paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 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: Unknown

Game with 0 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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2021 Regular Season · SMU

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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All Games0 · Games = 2

Game Log

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2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 9/18@ Louisiana TechW 39-37
Sat 9/4vs Unknown22000

Career Arc

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    SMU

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonSMU08.31.4
2021 Regular SeasonSMU04.20.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#2

Temple

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana Tech

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · SMU

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.6

#2

2021 Regular Season · SMU

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8856

DePaul Catholic · Wayne, NJ

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

4

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 3 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.