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Western Kentucky · 2026
Taron Essex
DBFreshman6' 3", 210 lbsDecatur, GA★★★ 2026 recruit · #2231 nationally
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers0-3 · TDC #128
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
Taron Essex hasn't recorded any stats yet this season.
Position Room
19 DBs on the Western Kentucky roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jaylen Lewis | DB | SR | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 10 | Xavion Griffin | DB | SO | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Justin Brown | DB | JR | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Christian White | DB | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 2 | Tony Newsome Jr. | DB | SR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Dave Herard | DB | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Braxton Myers | DB | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| D'Cambren Verrett | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Lataj Wright | DB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 19 | Jacob Cosby-Mosley | DB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 39 | Jaylen Pollard | DB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Canyon Moses | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | BJ Carey | DB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | PJ Souffrant | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Leonzay Merzius | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Jordan Bergeron | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Taron Essex | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Walter Manning | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Alan Gbee | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Western Kentucky depth chart →