Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Houston
Steven Taylor
OLB • 6'1" • Cedar Hill, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Steven Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
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
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Steven Taylor built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as an outside linebacker from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Steven Taylor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Steven Taylor, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Steven Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Steven Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Cedar Hill · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Hill · 76 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · OLB 3rd (top 5%) · American Athletic 26th (top 5%) · National 284th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 72 | 11 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 70.9 |
Related Context
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Steven Taylor played OLB for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Steven Taylor recorded 74 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Houston paired 28.5 primary output with 47.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 47.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Houston
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
47.1
Usage
11.7
Consistency
38.8
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 2. Oklahoma: 6. Lamar: 3.5. Cincinnati: 5. Texas State: 0. UConn: 1. Tulsa: 0. SMU: 0. UCF: 4. Tulane: 1. Louisville: 6. Memphis: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma: 5 by 70.8. Lamar: 7 by 64.2. Cincinnati: 9 by 87.5. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 4 by 26.7. Tulsa: 4 by 16.7. SMU: 7 by 29.2. UCF: 8 by 73.3. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 14 by 100. Memphis: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.9 · Games = 9 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | L 10-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Memphis | L 44-48 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/18 | vs Louisville10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 36-10 | 14 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Tulane | W 30-18 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs UCFSplash game | W 31-24 | 8 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ SMU | L 16-38 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Tulsa | W 38-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs UConn | W 42-14 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas State | W 64-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/15 | @ Cincinnati2+ sacks · Splash game | W 40-16 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs LamarSplash game | W 42-0 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Oklahoma2+ sacks · Splash game | W 33-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Steven Taylor story
Steven Taylor built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as an outside linebacker from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Steven Taylor's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Steven Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Houston
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 28.5 | 47.1 | 11.7 | 26.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 28.5 | 47.1 | 11.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 12 · W 36-10
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Cincinnati
Week 3 · W 40-16 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 33-23
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#5
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 42-0
3.5
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Houston
28.5 primary output · 47.1 efficiency · 11.7 usage
70.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · Houston
70.9
28.5 primary · 47.1 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Houston
42.3
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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