Defensive end, South Carolina, 2008–12
Devin Taylor
- Number
- No. 98
- Height
- 6′8″
- Hometown
- Beaufort, SC
- Born
- Nov 15, 1989, in Beaufort, South Carolina
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Devin Taylor played defensive end at South Carolina (2008–12). The Detroit Lions took Taylor in round 4, No. 132 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | South Carolina | 1 |
| 2011 | South Carolina | 1 |
| On file (2009–11) | 2 | |
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 | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 7.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2011 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 8.5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| On file | 107 | 54 | 161 | 35.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 22 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | South Carolina | 98 | DE | |
| 2010 | South Carolina | 98 | DE | |
| 2011 | South Carolina | 98 | DE | |
| 2012 | South Carolina | 98 | DE | 6′8″ |
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 South Carolina 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | at Arkansas | L 28–44 | 1 |
2010 South Carolina 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs. Tennessee | W 38–24 | 1 |
2009 South Carolina 0 games with an interception on file, 1 return, 12 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|
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 2013 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 13–28).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′7″ | |
| Weight | 266 lb | |
| Arm length | 36″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.72 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.30 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
5 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 14 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 35 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 28 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 48 | 93 | 15 | 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.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAF | Birmingham Iron |
| 2020 | XFL | Tampa Bay Vipers * |
| 2020 | XFL | Los Angeles Wildcats |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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