Safety, LSU, 2008–11
Brandon Taylor
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Franklinton, LA
- Born
- Jan 29, 1990
Brandon Taylor played safety at LSU (2008–11). The San Diego Chargers took Taylor in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Team titles: SEC champions, 2011
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008N | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 14 | 39 | 32 | 71 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| On file | 93 | 67 | 160 | 12.5 | 1 | – | 15 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 LSU 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at West Virginia | W 47–21 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Florida | W 41–11 | 1 |
2009 LSU 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 23–9 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Mississippi State | W 30–26 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–23).
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ | |
| Weight | 209 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: San Diego Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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