Linebacker, Colorado, 2016–19
Davion Taylor
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Magnolia, MS
- Born
- Aug 5, 1998
Davion Taylor played linebacker at Colorado (2016–19). The Philadelphia Eagles took Taylor in round 3, No. 103 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last at Washington State, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colorado | 20 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Colorado | 20 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Colorado | 20 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Colorado | 20 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 225 |
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 Colorado 11 games, 64 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Nebraska | W 34–31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Air Force | L 23–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Arizona State | W 34–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Arizona | L 30–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon | L 3–45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Washington State | L 10–41 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. USC | L 31–35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at UCLA | L 14–31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Stanford | W 16–13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Washington | W 20–14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 Colorado 12 games, 57 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Colorado State | W 45–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atNebraska | W 33–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. New Hampshire | W 45–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.UCLA | W 38–16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Arizona State | W 28–21 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | atUSC | L 20–31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atWashington | L 13–27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Oregon State | L 34–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | atArizona | L 34–42 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Washington State | L 7–31 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Utah | L 7–30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at California | L 21–33 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 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 | Combine or pro day 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ | |
| Weight | 228 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 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
2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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