Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Florida International
Kane Taylor
DL • 6'3" • 280 lbs • Clearwater, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kane Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Florida International
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida International
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Kane Taylor built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Clearwater, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Kane Taylor's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Kane Taylor, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Florida International. Kane Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 8
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Kane Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida International · DL
- Career Tackles
- 8
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Florida International
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Cobb · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- North Cobb · 39 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · DL 513th (top 64%) · Conference USA 271st (top 51%) · National 2,688th (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida International | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 63.8 |
Related Context
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Kane Taylor played DL for Florida International. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kane Taylor recorded 8 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Florida International.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Florida International paired 4.5 primary output with 17.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Florida International
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
17.5
Usage
7.9
Consistency
71.8
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. Middle Tennessee: 1. Jacksonville State: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. Western Kentucky: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 0 by 10. Jacksonville State: 2 by 18.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 13.3. Western Kentucky: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Western Kentucky
Player Story
Kane Taylor story
Kane Taylor built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Clearwater, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Kane Taylor's career was his defensive production: 8 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 5 career games in the available record. That gives Kane Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida International
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida International | 1 | 18.3 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida International | 4.5 | 17.5 | 7.9 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Kentucky
Week 12 · L 21-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Jacksonville State
Week 8 · L 10-19
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Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas State
Week 1 · L 26-34 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
43.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 6 · L 28-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
28.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · L 19-38 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
26.7 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Florida International
4.5 primary output · 17.5 efficiency · 7.9 usage
63.8
#2
2019 Postseason · Florida International
38.1
1 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Florida International
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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