Player Dossier

2023-2024

Ball State

AJ Taylor

DB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

AJ Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

15.2

Consistency

38.9

Season Value

17.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

AJ Taylor, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ball State. AJ Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Ball State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 15.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 1 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 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

15.2

Usage

3.9

Consistency

38.9

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

1234

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Northern Illinois: 0.5

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. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 6 by 25. Northern Illinois: 3 by 17.5

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=2
First Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=2 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

25 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 10/26vs Northern IllinoisW 25-23310.5000
Sat 10/19@ VanderbiltL 14-2463000
Sat 9/21@ Central MichiganL 34-3711000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown11001

Career Arc

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

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    Ball State

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBall State04.20.6
2024 Regular SeasonBall State1.515.23.91.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.6 takeover score.

#3

Vanderbilt

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.8 takeover score.

#4

Central Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Southern

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

34.9

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

17.6

1.5 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

12

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

AJ Taylor quick answers

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
12