Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012SMU
Taylor Reed
LB • 6'0" • Beaumont, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taylor Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Taylor Reed built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Taylor Reed's career was his defensive production: 4...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Taylor Reed, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · SMU. Taylor Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Taylor Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · West Brook · SMU
- High school pipeline
- West Brook · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2011 Postseason | SMU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2012 Postseason | SMU | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 67.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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Taylor Reed played LB for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Taylor Reed recorded 7 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
SMU paired 3 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · SMU
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30
Usage
—
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Houston: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half1 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · Games = 1 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
40 vs Houston
Player Story
Taylor Reed story
Taylor Reed built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a linebacker from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Taylor Reed's career was his defensive production: 4 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Taylor Reed's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2011 Postseason | SMU | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | SMU | 3 | 30 | — | 3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 30 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Houston
Week 8 · W 72-42 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 2 · W 35-33 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 43-10 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 1 · W 28-6 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · SMU
3 primary output · 30 efficiency · — usage
67.4
#2
2012 Regular Season · SMU
67.4
3 primary · 30 efficiency · — usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · SMU
51.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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