Player Dossier

2021-2024

Vanderbilt

CJ Taylor

S • 6'1" • 201 lbs • Mcminnville, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

CJ Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.9

Efficiency

26.3

Consistency

15.4

Season Value

15

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Vanderbilt • Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

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.

CJ Taylor, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. CJ Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 15.5 primary output with 42.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 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 Vanderbilt, Tennessee.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 2.5 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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2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

26.3

Usage

5.9

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Unknown: 2.5. Georgia State: 0. Missouri: 0. Alabama: 1. Kentucky: 0. Ball State: 0. Texas: 1. Auburn: 0. South Carolina: 1. LSU: 1. Tennessee: 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. Georgia Tech: 6 by 35. Virginia Tech: 7 by 29.2. Unknown: 3 by 37.5. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 0 by 10. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 6 by 25. Texas: 8 by 43.3. Auburn: 7 by 29.2. South Carolina: 7 by 39.2. LSU: 3 by 22.5. Tennessee: 9 by 37.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Texas

Result
Fri 12/27vs Georgia TechW 35-27630010
Sat 11/30vs TennesseeL 23-3695000
Sun 11/24@ LSUL 17-2432001
Sat 11/9vs South CarolinaL 7-2873001
Sat 11/2@ AuburnW 17-774000
Sat 10/26vs TexasL 24-2788100
Sat 10/19vs Ball StateW 24-1466000
Sat 10/12@ KentuckyW 20-1332000
Sat 10/5vs AlabamaW 40-3500001
Sat 9/21@ MissouriL 27-3020000
Sat 9/14@ Georgia StateL 32-3633000
Sat 9/7vs UnknownSplash game321.50010
Sat 8/31vs Virginia TechW 34-2776000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tennessee

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt15.60.6
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee15.60.60
2022 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1432.211.613
2023 Regular SeasonVanderbilt15.542.715.51.5
2024 PostseasonVanderbilt7.526.35.9-8
2024 Regular SeasonVanderbilt7.526.35.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wake Forest

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

#2

Hawai'i

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.7 takeover score.

#3

Kentucky

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.3 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.7 takeover score.

#5

Georgia

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

15.5 primary output · 42.7 efficiency · 15.5 usage

29.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

28.8

14 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 11.6 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt

15

7.5 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

7

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8456

Glassboro · Glassboro, NJ

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

181

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

CJ Taylor quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
181