2018 Football Roster

4 Taylor Powell

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 240
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Salpointe Catholic

Biography

  • 2017 All-Big Sky Honorable Mention

2018: Suffered season-ending injury in third game of season at Missouri State (9/15)...finished season with 17 tackles, a pair of TFLs and 1.5 sacks...racked up eight tackles, including half a sack in win at FBS member UTEP (9/1)...tabbed nine stops, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack vs. Eastern Washington (9/8).

2017: Appeared in all 12 games and made four starts at linebacker…Ranked fourth on the squad with 61 tackles (28 solo, 33 assists)…Made 5.0 tackles for loss a total loss of 34 yards…Added 1.5 sacks…Hauled in one interception and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown…Recorded a pair of sacks vs. Western Illinois (9/9)…Made five stops and intercepted a pass before returning it 85 yards for a score vs. Northern Colorado (9/30)…Registered eight tackles in win over Illinois State (10/7)…Tallied seven stops at Montana (11/4)…Rang up nine tackles in win over Montana State (11/11)…Posted a season-best 11 stops, 2.5 TFLs and one sack at Southern Utah (11/18).

2016: Big Sky Honorable Mention Special Teams…Competed in all 11 games on defense and special teams…Registered 30 tackles, 14 solo on the season…Had a career-high six tackles in the win over New Mexico Highlands, in addition to a fumble recovery…Recorded four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of three yards against Northern Colorado…In the win at Montana State had four tackles and a pass breakup…Tallied three tackles versus Weber State…Had four tackles at North Dakota…Made three stops in the season finale against Southern Utah…Had six games with three or more tackles.

High School: Competed at Salpointe High School under coach Dennis Bene…Finished as the Salpointe career tackles leader…Was a two-time All-State selection, three-time Southern Arizona honoree and four-time All-Section pick…Also competed in track & field and basketball.

Personal: Born on May 15 to Claudia and Jay Powell…Has an older brother, Jordan, and a younger sister, Kamaria…Father, Jay, played football at Tulsa and brother, Jordan, ran track at Arizona.

Career Highs
Tackles: 11 (at Southern Utah • 11/18/17)
Sacks: 1 (2X last vs Eastern Washington • 9/8/18)
TFLs: 2.5 (at Southern Utah • 11/18/17)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (vs. New Mexico Highlands • 9/17/16) 
Interceptions: 1 (vs. Northern Colorado • 9/30/17)
Pass Breakups 1 (2X last vs.San Diego • 11/25/17)
Touchdowns: 1 (vs. Northern Colorado • 9/30/17)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2015Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 240 lbs
    46
  • 38

    2016Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 240 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2017Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 240 lbs
    38
  • 4

    2018Junior

    LB
    6'1" 240 lbs
    4