Taylor Wein

Taylor Wein sacking and forcing a fumble in the win at Alabama

Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma

Position:
DL
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
266
Hometown:
Brentwood, Tenn.
High School:
Nolensville HS

Season	GP-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FF	FR	PBU	QBH
2024	12-0	0	2	2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	13-8	22	17	39	15-71	7-50	1-3	1	0	1	6
Career	25-8	22	19	41	15-71	7-50	1-3	1	0	1	6

2025 (OKLAHOMA)
All-SEC Second Team by the coaches … played in all 13 games and made eight starts … started vs. Michigan (9/6), vs. Auburn (9/20) and in each of the final six contests … totaled 39 tackles, including 15.0 for loss and 7.0 sacks, six QB hurries, an interception, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a blocked field goal … his 15.0 TFLs and 7.0 sacks led the team and his six hurries ranked second on the team … registered at least 1.0 TFL in nine games and at least 0.5 sack in seven games … notched two tackles, including a sack, in the CFP First Round vs. Alabama (12/19) … logged a career-high-tying four tackles, including 1.5 sacks and 2.0 TFLs, and a QB hurry vs. Missouri (11/22) … registered three tackles, including a sack-fumble that led to a touchdown, two QB hurries and blocked a field goal at the end of the first half in OU’s 23-21 win at Alabama (11/15) … recorded two tackles, a QB hurry and a pass breakup at Tennessee (11/1) … tallied three tackles (0.5 sack) vs. Ole Miss (10/25) … logged a career-high-tying four tackles, including 2.0 for loss, and made his first career interception on a fake punt attempt at South Carolina (10/18) … notched a career-high-tying four tackles, including 3.0 for loss, vs. Texas (10/11) … recorded a career-high four tackles, including a sack and 2.0 TFLs, vs. Kent State (10/4) … tallied three tackles, including one for loss, and a QB hurry vs. Auburn … notched three tackles, including 0.5 sack and 1.5 TFLs, at Temple (9/13) … registered three tackles in his first career start vs. Michigan … recorded two tackles, including a sack, and a QB hurry in the season opener vs. Illinois State (8/30).

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... played in 12 games on special teams and in a reserve role at defensive end ... did not play vs. Houston (9/7) ... totaled two tackles (both vs. Maine on 11/2).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Redshirted ... lone appearance came in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and On3 … touted as the country’s No. 24 strongside defensive end by Rivals and the No. 98 defensive end by ESPN … ranked as the 64th-best edge prospect by 247Sports and No. 90 by On3 … the No. 12 recruit in the state of Tennessee by Rivals, No. 20 by On3, No. 22 by 247Sports and No. 26 by ESPN … compiled 91 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, four forced fumbles, four recoveries and one safety as a senior in being named the All-Region 5-6A Defensive Player of the Year … helped Nolensville High School to a Class 5A quarterfinals appearance as a senior … chose the Sooners over Cincinnati, Kentucky, Ole Miss and others.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2023 ... major is management ... last name pronounced Wine.