Defensive end, Eastern Kentucky (from Washington State), to 2022
Willie Taylor
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 246 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cochran, GA
- Born
- Dec 9, 1955
Willie Taylor played defensive end at Washington State (to 2021) and Eastern Kentucky (to 2022).
Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Washington State | 26 | 14 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | Washington State | 23 | 16 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 13 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| On file (2018–22) | 69 | 39 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
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 | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Washington State | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Washington State | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Washington State | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Washington State | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 246 |
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
2022 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Eastern Michigan | L 34–42 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Bowling Green | W 59–57 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Washington State 8 games, 13 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Utah State | L 23–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Portland State | W 44–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Utah | L 13–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at California | W 21–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Stanford | W 34–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. BYU | L 19–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Oregon | L 24–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Arizona | W 44–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Washington State 1 game, 1 tackle, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | at Oregon State | W 38–28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Washington State 10 games, 23 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. New Mexico State | W 58–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 59–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Houston | W 31–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UCLA | L 63–67 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Arizona State | L 34–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Colorado | W 41–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atOregon | L 35–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | atCalifornia | L 20–33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Oregon State | W 54–53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Washington | L 13–31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Washington State 11 games, 26 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Wyoming | W 41–19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. San José State | W 31–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 59–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at USC | L 36–39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Utah | W 28–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atOregon State | W 56–37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Oregon | W 34–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atStanford | W 41–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.California | W 19–13 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atColorado | W 31–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Washington | L 15–28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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