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Sacramento State

2021 Football Roster

4 Taylor Powell

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 243
  • Year Senior
  • Position LB
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Salpointe Catholic HS
  • Previous School Northern Arizona
  • Experience TR

Biography

Honorable Metion All-Big Sky (2016 - Special Teams)
Honorable Mention All-Big Sky (2017 - Linebacker)

2021 Season

  • Ranked fourth on the team after tallying 53 total tackles in his first season with the Hornets.
  • Started all 10 games in which he appeared.
  • Had 21 solo stops, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a half sack in the total.
  • Set his season high with 10 total tackles against Cal, including six solos and a pass breakup.
  • Had nine tackles with a half-sack against Southern Utah.
  • Was credited with five or more tackles in five games.
  • Recovered a fumble against UNI.

2020 Season

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Prior to Sacramento State

  • Played his first three collegiate seasons at Northern Arizona.
  • Was named honorable mention all-Big Sky on special teams as a freshman in 2016 and as a linebacker in 2017.
  • Appeared in all 11 games where he registered 30 total tackles, including a career high six stops against New Mexico Highlands.
  • As a sophomore, he ranked fourth on the team with 61 tackles (28 solos), including five for loss and 1.5 sacks.
  • Had five tackles and returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown against Northern Colorado.
  • Was credited with three or more tackles in six games.
  • Suffered a season-ending knee injury against Eastern Washington in the second game of 2018.
  • Despite being limited to two games, he still amassed 17 tackles with a pair of TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
  • Recorded eight tackles, including a half-sack in a win at UTEP.
  • Had nine tackles against Eastern Washington with 1.5 TFLs and a sack.

High School

  • A 2016 graduate of Salpointe Catholic HS in Tucson, Ariz.
  • Finished his career as the career tackle leader at Salpoint.
  • Was a two-time all-state, three-team all-Southern Arizona and four-time all-section selection.
  • Also competed in track & field and basketball.

Personal

  • Graduated from Northern Arizona.
  • Pursuing a master’s in educational technology.
  • Son of Claudia and Jay Powell.
  • Father played football at Tulsa.
  • Brother, Jordan, ran track at Arizona.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020Senior

    LB
    6'1" 240 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021Senior

    LB
    6'1" 243 lbs
    4

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