Linebacker, UTSA, 2020–24
Donyai Taylor
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Shiner, TX
Donyai Taylor played linebacker at UTSA (2020–24).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. UAB, 2023Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2021 and 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UTSA | 7 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | UTSA | 7 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | UTSA | 7 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | UTSA | 7 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | UTSA | 7 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 210 |
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
2024 UTSA 11 games, 40 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at Texas | L 7–56 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Houston Christian | W 45–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at East Carolina | L 20–30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Rice | L 27–29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 38–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Tulsa | L 45–46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Memphis | W 44–36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. North Texas | W 48–27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Temple | W 51–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Army | L 24–29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 44–15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 UTSA 13 games, 47 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Houston | L 14–17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Texas State | W 20–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Army | L 29–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Tennessee | L 14–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atTemple | W 49–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. UAB | W 41–20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 36–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.East Carolina | W 41–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atNorth Texas | W 37–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Rice | W 34–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. South Florida | W 49–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Tulane | L 16–29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Marshall | W 35–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UTSA 10 games, 28 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Houston | L 35–37 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atTexas | L 20–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Texas Southern | W 52–24 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Middle Tennessee | W 45–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 31–28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Florida International | W 30–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.North Texas | W 31–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atRice | W 41–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. UTEP | W 34–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Troy | L 12–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UTSA 8 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Lamar | W 54–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 27–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atMemphis | W 31–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atWestern Kentucky | W 52–46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Rice | W 45–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Louisiana Tech | W 45–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atNorth Texas | L 23–45 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. San Diego State | L 24–38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UTSA 8 games, 10 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | atTexas State | W 51–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 37–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Army | L 16–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 27–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.UTEP | W 52–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Southern Miss | W 23–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.North Texas | W 49–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Louisiana | L 24–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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