Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Charlotte
Shay Taylor
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Mount Perry, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Shay Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio • Charlotte • Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Shay Taylor built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Mount Perry, OH wearing No. 35, spending time with Charlotte and Ohio. The clearest part of Shay Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Shay Taylor, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Ohio. Shay Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 158
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Shay Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Charlotte · LB
- Career Tackles
- 158
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Ohio
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Sheridan · Ohio
- High school pipeline
- Sheridan · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 213th (top 17%) · American Athletic 40th (top 7%) · National 385th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 70 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio | 13 | 70 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 70 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 10 | 62 | 5.5 | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 79.8 | Apr 28, 2025 |
Shay Taylor played LB for Ohio and Charlotte. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shay Taylor recorded 158 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ohio.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Ohio paired 23 primary output with 41.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.4 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 Ohio, Charlotte.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
39.4
Usage
11
Consistency
38
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 0. North Carolina: 2. Monmouth: 1. Rice: 1. South Florida: 1. Temple: 1.5. North Texas: 5. East Carolina: 2. UTSA: 0. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 7 by 29.2. North Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Monmouth: 7 by 39.2. Rice: 7 by 39.2. South Florida: 6 by 35. Temple: 3 by 27.5. North Texas: 6 by 75. East Carolina: 7 by 49.2. UTSA: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
75 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ Tulane10+ tackles | L 0-27 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs UTSA | L 7-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | L 22-48 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/24 | vs North TexasSplash game | L 20-54 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Temple | L 14-49 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | @ South Florida | L 26-54 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/18 | vs Rice | L 17-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Monmouth | W 42-35 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | L 3-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs App State | L 11-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Shay Taylor story
Shay Taylor built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Mount Perry, OH wearing No. 35, spending time with Charlotte and Ohio. The clearest part of Shay Taylor's career was his defensive production: 158 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Shay Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Charlotte
2025
Peak year stop
- 3
Charlotte
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio | 2.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio | 2.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio | 23 | 41.4 | 9.9 | 20.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio | 23 | 41.4 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 13.5 | 39.4 | 11 | -9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Charlotte | 13.5 | 39.4 | 11 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 22 North Texas
Week 9 · L 20-54 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Buffalo
Week 9 · W 47-16 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami (OH)
Week 15 · W 38-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 1 · W 41-21 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 35-10 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Ohio
23 primary output · 41.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Ohio
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23 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Charlotte
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13.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
10
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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