Safety, Penn State, 2015–19
Garrett Taylor
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Richmond, VA
Garrett Taylor played safety at Penn State (2015–19).
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Ohio State, 2019Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 71 | 45 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 84 | 47 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 169 | 99 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | 17 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Penn State | 17 | S | So. | ||
| 2018 | Penn State | 17 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Penn State | 17 | S | Sr. | 6′0″ | 198 |
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 Penn State 13 games, 84 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Idaho | W 79–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Buffalo | W 45–13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 17–10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Maryland | W 59–0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Purdue | W 35–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Iowa | W 17–12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Michigan | W 28–21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Michigan State | W 28–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Minnesota | L 26–31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Indiana | W 34–27 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Ohio State | L 17–28 | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Rutgers | W 27–6 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 53–39 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 Penn State 13 games, 71 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. App State | W 45–38 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atPittsburgh | W 51–6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Kent State | W 63–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Illinois | W 63–24 | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Ohio State | L 26–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Michigan State | L 17–21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 20 | atIndiana | W 33–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Iowa | W 30–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atMichigan | L 7–42 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Wisconsin | W 22–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | atRutgers | W 20–7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Maryland | W 38–3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | L 24–27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Penn State 8 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Akron | W 52–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 33–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atIowa | W 21–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Indiana | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atOhio State | L 38–39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Nebraska | W 56–44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atMaryland | W 66–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 35–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Penn State 3 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs.Maryland | W 38–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Ohio State | W 24–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atRutgers | W 39–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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