Player Profile

Steven Taylor

OLB • 6'1" • Cedar Hill, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Steven Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

12

Efficiency

45.4

Consistency

43.5

Season Value

33.4

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Houston

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Houston
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Houston
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

Steven Taylor, OLB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Houston. Steven Taylor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Houston paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 45.4 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: Cincinnati

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2016 Postseason · Houston

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

2.0

Efficiency

45.4

Usage

12

Consistency

43.5

Best Game by takeover score

San Diego State

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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: 4. Unknown: 3.5. Cincinnati: 5. Texas State: 0. UConn: 1. Tulsa: 0. SMU: 0. UCF: 3. Tulane: 1. Louisville: 5. Memphis: 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. San Diego State: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma: 5 by 60.8. Unknown: 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 63.3. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 14 by 100. Memphis: 8 by 33.3

Split Comparison

Wins2.4 · n=8 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · -1.7 vs Wins
First Half2.6 · n=6 · +1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=6 · -1.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Cincinnati

Best efficiency game

100 vs Louisville

Result
Sat 12/17@ San Diego StateL 10-3421101
Fri 11/25@ MemphisL 44-4887000
Fri 11/18vs Louisville10+ tackles · 2+ sacksW 36-101482.502.500
Sat 11/12vs TulaneW 30-1842001
Sat 10/29vs UCFSplash gameW 31-24842.500.500
Sat 10/22@ SMUL 16-3874000
Sat 10/15vs TulsaW 38-3142000
Fri 9/30vs UConnW 42-1440001
Sat 9/24@ Texas StateW 64-322000
Thu 9/15@ Cincinnati2+ sacks · Splash gameW 40-16952210
Sat 9/10vs UnknownSplash game7321.500
Sat 9/3vs Oklahoma2+ sacks · Splash gameW 33-2353220

Career Arc

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

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    Houston

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201220132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonHouston0
2013 Regular SeasonHouston1201
2014 Regular SeasonHouston0-1
2015 Regular SeasonHouston2202
2016 PostseasonHouston24.545.41222.5
2016 Regular SeasonHouston24.545.4120

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Cincinnati

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.2 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.7 takeover score.

#3

Cincinnati

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Cincinnati

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

Vanderbilt

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Houston

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

40.9

#2

2013 Regular Season · Houston

40.4

1 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Houston

33.4

24.5 primary · 45.4 efficiency · 12 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.7433

Cedar Hill · Cedar Hill, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

74

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
OLB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
74