Ashton Taylor
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
69
Depth

Ashton Taylor

Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Jackson State
Projected Starter

Is Ashton Taylor starting?

Ashton Taylor is the projected starter at WLB for Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

Redshirt senior · #13 · 6'0", 224 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

  1. 11369Ashton TaylorStarter
  2. 21656Jaiyden Thompson
  3. 33456Austin Clemons

Middle Tennessee Starting Lineup

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Top linebackers in Conference USA

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share2%
Hoover, AL
Jersey
#13
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
224 lbs
Transfer
Jackson State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—411

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Hoover
Hometown
Hoover, AL

Why this rating?

On a 69-rated defense; 46th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
69
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 46% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 13WDELTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-30

Oct 3LKUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 55-0

Sep 26LJXSTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-13

Sep 19WNEVTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

Sep 12LMRSHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 5WMURTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 38-14

Ashton Taylor's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

4 tkl · 1 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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