Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Vanderbilt
CJ Taylor
S • 6'1" • 201 lbs • Mcminnville, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
CJ Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt • Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
CJ Taylor built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Mcminnville, TN wearing No. 1, spending time with Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of CJ Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
CJ Taylor, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. CJ Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 181
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
CJ Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · S
- Career Tackles
- 181
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Glassboro · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Glassboro · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · S 63rd (top 12%) · SEC 37th (top 5%) · National 320th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 55 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 58 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44.9 |
Related Context
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CJ Taylor played S for Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, CJ Taylor recorded 181 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 16.5 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.1 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: Alcorn State
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
27.1
Usage
6
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Alcorn State
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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. Alcorn State: 2.5. Georgia State: 1. Missouri: 0. Alabama: 1. Kentucky: 0. Ball State: 0. Texas: 1. Auburn: 0. South Carolina: 1. LSU: 1. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 6 by 35. Virginia Tech: 7 by 29.2. Alcorn State: 3 by 37.5. Georgia State: 3 by 22.5. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alcorn State
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | vs Georgia Tech | W 35-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Tennessee | L 23-36 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ LSU | L 17-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs South Carolina | L 7-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Auburn | W 17-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Texas | L 24-27 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Ball State | W 24-14 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kentucky | W 20-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Alabama | W 40-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Missouri | L 27-30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Georgia State | L 32-36 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Alcorn StateSplash game | W 55-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Virginia Tech | W 34-27 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
CJ Taylor story
CJ Taylor built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Mcminnville, TN wearing No. 1, spending time with Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of CJ Taylor's career was his defensive production: 181 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but CJ Taylor's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: CJ Taylor moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Vanderbilt
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Tennessee
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5.6 | 0.6 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 15 | 33 | 9.7 | 14 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 16.5 | 43.8 | 13.7 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 8.5 | 27.1 | 6 | -8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8.5 | 27.1 | 6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 35-28
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
94.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 2 · L 20-36
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Havoc Plays
90.2 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Kentucky
Week 11 · W 24-21 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia
Week 7 · L 20-37 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
#5
vs Alcorn State
Week 2 · W 55-0
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
16.5 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
62.7
15 primary · 33 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Vanderbilt
44.9
8.5 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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