Player Dossier

2013-2017

Ole Miss

Tayler Polk

LB • 5'11" • 220 lbs • Magee, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tayler Polk shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.3

Efficiency

22.5

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

12

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ole Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

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.

Tayler Polk, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Tayler Polk shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Ole Miss paired 4 primary output with 22.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Win with 2 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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2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

22.5

Usage

4.3

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Mississippi State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 0. Auburn: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. LSU: 0. Arkansas: 0. Kentucky: 0. Louisiana: 2. Texas A&M: 1. Mississippi State: 0

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. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 0 by 10. LSU: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana: 7 by 49.2. Texas A&M: 12 by 60. Mississippi State: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana

Best efficiency game

60 vs Texas A&M

Result
Fri 11/24@ Mississippi StateW 31-2873000
Sun 11/19vs Texas A&M10+ tacklesL 24-31124001
Sat 11/11vs LouisianaW 50-2275110
Sat 11/4@ KentuckyW 37-3433000
Sat 10/28vs ArkansasL 37-3811000
Sat 10/21vs LSUL 24-4053000
Sat 10/14vs VanderbiltW 57-3500001
Sat 10/7@ AuburnL 23-4433000
Sat 9/2vs South AlabamaW 47-2711000

Career Arc

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

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    Ole Miss

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20132014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonOle Miss0
2014 Regular SeasonOle Miss00
2015 Regular SeasonOle Miss00
2016 Regular SeasonOle Miss1.517.42.91.5
2017 Regular SeasonOle Miss422.54.32.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisiana

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

#2

Memphis

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.

#3

Texas A&M

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.9 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0.5

Primary metric

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 24.4 takeover score.

#5

Vanderbilt

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 20 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Ole Miss

4 primary output · 22.5 efficiency · 4.3 usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss

7.9

1.5 primary · 17.4 efficiency · 2.9 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Ole Miss

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8056

Saguaro · Scottsdale, AZ

Committed To
Northern Arizona
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

73

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tayler Polk quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
73