Linebacker, Tennessee, 2015–19
Darrell Taylor
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hopewell, VA
- Born
- Mar 24, 1997
Darrell Taylor played linebacker at Tennessee (2015–19). The Seattle Seahawks took Taylor in round 2, No. 48 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20174sacks, career highvs. Kentucky, 2018Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tennessee | 19 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Tennessee | 19 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 19 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 19 | LB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 255 |
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
2019 Tennessee 12 games, 46 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia State | L 30–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. BYU | L 26–29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Florida | L 3–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Georgia | L 14–43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Mississippi State | W 20–10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Alabama | L 13–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. UAB | W 30–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Kentucky | W 17–13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Missouri | W 24–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 28–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Indiana | W 23–22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
2018 Tennessee 11 games, 36 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. West Virginia | L 14–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UTEP | W 24–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Florida | L 21–47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atGeorgia | L 12–38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Auburn | W 30–24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atSouth Carolina | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Charlotte | W 14–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Kentucky | W 24–7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Missouri | L 17–50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atVanderbilt | L 13–38 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Tennessee 9 games, 27 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 42–41 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Indiana State | W 42–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida | L 20–26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 17–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Georgia | L 0–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atKentucky | L 26–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. LSU | L 10–30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 24–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Tennessee 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 45–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Alabama | L 10–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 55–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Kentucky | W 49–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Missouri | W 63–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–34).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ |
| Weight | 267 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 63 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 31 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 24 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 26 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 63 | 112 | 24.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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