Linebacker, Charlotte (from Ohio), 2021–25
Shay Taylor
- Number
- No. 35
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mount Perry, OH
Shay Taylor played linebacker at Ohio (2021–24) and Charlotte (2025).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Buffalo, 2024Team titles: MAC champions, 2024
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
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
2025 Charlotte 10 games, 62 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. App State | L 11–34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. North Carolina | L 3–20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Monmouth | W 42–35 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Rice | L 17–28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at South Florida | L 26–54 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Temple | L 14–49 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. North Texas | L 20–54 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at East Carolina | L 22–48 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UTSA | L 7–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Tulane | L 0–27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Ohio 13 games, 74 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Syracuse | L 22–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Morgan State | W 21–6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Kentucky | L 6–41 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Akron | W 30–10 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Central Michigan | W 27–25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Miami (OH) | L 20–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Buffalo | W 47–16 | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Kent State | W 41–0 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 35–10 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Toledo | W 24–7 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Ball State | W 42–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 38–3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Jacksonville State | W 30–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Ohio 7 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at San Diego State | L 13–20 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Florida Atlantic | W 17–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Bowling Green | W 38–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Kent State | W 42–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Miami (OH) | L 16–30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atBuffalo | W 20–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Georgia Southern | W 41–21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Ohio 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs.Akron | W 55–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Bowling Green | W 38–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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