HS recruit
Class
Sophomore
Last roster
2025, Western Illinois
DJ Taylor is a Sophomore DE at Western Illinois from Inglewood, CA.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2022 · 75 tklHavoc Plays
8.5
83rd
Ball Plays
3
95th
Solo Tackle Rate
48.0%
56th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2022 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Illinois | 13 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Western Illinois | 4 Low | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| 2024 | Western Illinois | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 75 | 36 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 34 | 18 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 1 |
2025 Western Illinois DL Room
Payne MillerDL · $12K
Keshawn Harrington-McKinneyDL · $6K
Jamesly Jean LouisDL
Elijah KongoloDL
Jace MillerDL
Jalen NicolasDL
Steven OberstDL
Ethan SatherDEMost Likely to Leave Western Illinois
LeBron MorganDB · Western Illinois
Justin BucknerLB · Western Illinois
Don Paul KeithDB · Western Illinois
Jalen NicolasDL · Western Illinois
Luke DroegemuellerP · Western Illinois
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