Usage Score
4.9
Player Dossier
2012-2016Illinois
Taylor Barton
DB • 6'1" • Orlando, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taylor Barton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
24.1
Consistency
48.5
Season Value
22.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Scouting Read
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Taylor Barton, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Illinois. Taylor Barton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Illinois paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
24.1
Usage
4.9
Consistency
48.5
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. North Carolina: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Nebraska: 0. Purdue: 0.5. Rutgers: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Iowa: 0. Northwestern: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. North Carolina: 6 by 25. Western Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Nebraska: 6 by 25. Purdue: 5 by 25.8. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 3 by 17.5. Iowa: 7 by 29.2. Northwestern: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses0.6 · Games = 7
First Half0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · Games = 9
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Northwestern | L 21-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Iowa | L 0-28 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Minnesota | L 17-40 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Rutgers | W 24-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Purdue | L 31-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Nebraska | L 16-31 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina | L 23-48 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Illinois
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 4 | 26.7 | — | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 24.1 | 4.9 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
Cincinnati
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
Western Kentucky
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
Western Michigan
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.
#5
Purdue
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2013 Regular Season · Illinois
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
40.8
#2
2014 Regular Season · Illinois
40.8
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Illinois
31.4
4 primary · 26.7 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.805
Lake Highland Prep · Orlando, FL
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
40
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.