Player Dossier

2022-2025

North Carolina

Tayon Holloway

DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tayon Holloway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.7

Efficiency

22.9

Consistency

52.8

Season Value

26.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Louisville

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
North Carolina • Louisville
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: SMU

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.

Tayon Holloway, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Louisville. Tayon Holloway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Louisville paired 8 primary output with 24.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 22.9 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 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, Louisville.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Loss with 3 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

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

2025 Postseason · Louisville

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

22.9

Usage

6.7

Consistency

52.8

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. James Madison: 1. Bowling Green: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Virginia: 1. Miami: 0. Boston College: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. California: 1. Clemson: 0. SMU: 3. Kentucky: 2

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. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. James Madison: 3 by 22.5. Bowling Green: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 7 by 39.2. Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. California: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 5 by 20.8. SMU: 4 by 46.7. Kentucky: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=8 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=4 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs SMU

Result
Tue 12/23vs ToledoW 27-2221000
Sat 11/29vs KentuckySplash gameW 41-0100020
Sat 11/22@ SMUL 6-3844102
Sat 11/15vs ClemsonL 19-2054000
Sun 11/9vs CaliforniaL 26-2922001
Sat 11/1@ Virginia TechW 28-1640000
Sat 10/25vs Boston CollegeW 38-2422000
Fri 10/17@ MiamiW 24-2144000
Sat 10/4vs VirginiaL 27-3043100
Sat 9/27@ PittsburghW 34-2774001
Sat 9/20vs Bowling GreenW 40-1743100
Fri 9/5vs James MadisonW 28-14310.500.500

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisville

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina2.510.42.12.5
2024 Regular SeasonLouisville824.565.5
2025 PostseasonLouisville1022.96.72
2025 Regular SeasonLouisville1022.96.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

SMU

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

#2

SMU

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#4

Virginia

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

#5

South Carolina

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Louisville

8 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 6 usage

28.8

#2

2025 Postseason · Louisville

26.7

10 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 6.7 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Louisville

26.7

10 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9192

Green Run · Virginia Beach, VA

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

77

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
77