Defensive back, Gardner-Webb (from Lafayette, Chattanooga), 2022–26
Taylor Smallwood
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lawrenceville, GA
Taylor Smallwood plays defensive back for Gardner-Webb, after Lafayette (2022–23) and Chattanooga (2024–25). Last time out, at UT Martin: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
21 tackles, 2 sacks
Last game: 3 tackles at UT Martin, L 6–17
Next game: at Southeast Missouri State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Chattanooga | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Chattanooga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 34 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lafayette | 16 | DB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Lafayette | 16 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Chattanooga | 16 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Chattanooga | 16 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb | 16 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 207 |
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
2026 Gardner-Webb 7 games, 21 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at Austin Peay | L 17–35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Wofford | L 13–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Liberty | L 23–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 44–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Marshall | L 35–36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Charleston Southern | W 12–10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at UT Martin | L 6–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Chattanooga 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Memphis | L 10–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Chattanooga 2 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Tennessee | L 3–69 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Georgia State | L 21–24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Lafayette 3 games, 1 tackle, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Sacred Heart | W 19–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 9 | at Duke | L 7–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 ✦ | at Delaware | L 34–36 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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