Where Taylor's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Mississippi State#44 · 4-2 | 2 | 7% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Iowa State#35 · 8-4 | 11 | 48% | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | Iowa State#30 · 11-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Quentin Taylor's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Quentin Taylor's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3149th / 5406 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · UL Monroe | 68 | ~27 (0–45) | 3 | 40% |
| Wk 5 · Alabama | 61 | ~4 (0–12) | 1 | 7% |
| Season | 416 | 31 (3–49) | 4 | 7% |
23 DBs on the Mississippi State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jett Jefferson | CB | JR | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 |
| 5 | Jardin Gilbert | S | SR | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Marcus Williams | S | 29 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| 3 | Kendel Dolby | S | SR | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1 | Kelley Jones | CB | SR | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Isaac Smith | S | SR | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Dre Riley | S | JR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bralan Womack | S | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 28 | Tanner Johnson | S | SR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Kaylib Singleton | CB | SO | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 24 | Quentin Taylor | CB | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Jamroc Grimsley | CB | SO | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Kyle Johnson | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 29 | Boogie Johnson | S | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | Sekou Smith Jr. | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Kolby Barrett | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Camron Brown | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Terrance Love | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Vic Sutton | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Terrell Johnson Jr. | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Dre Otey | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Jaylen Antoine | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Sean Pleasant | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Mississippi State depth chart →