Ky Tayo
NIL OPPORTUNITIES - Joined the Mocs in the summer of 2023 - Georgia Southern transfer with four years of eligibility 2024 (Sophomore) - Played in eight games. - Two tackles with a half sack at Tennessee. - A.D. Honor Roll. 2023 (RS Freshman) - Registered one game played seeing action in the win over The Citadel. - Contributed on the scout team. - A.D. Honor Roll. 2022 (Freshman - Georgia Southern) - Redshirted...early enrollee in January 2022. Prior to College - Played for Coach Robin Bacon at Spring Valley High in Columbia, S.C. - First team All-State selection as a senior by the South Carolina Football Coaches for the 5A group. - Registered more than 60 tackles, including 11 for loss and eight sacks as a senior…selected for the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team…also chosen for the Touchstone Energy Cooperative’s North-South All-Star Game. - Also played basketball and participated in track & field. Personal - Born October 7...full name is Kyode Asin Tayo...place of birth was Brooklyn, N.Y. - Son of Cheveralyn Townsend...two siblings, Caryn Townsend and Cy Tayo. - Majoring in Management.
- TransferredPortal · 8/10/23, 10:02 AMKy Tayo (DL) officially transferred from Georgia Southern University to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- EnteredPortal · 4/25/23, 2:20 PMKy Tayo (DL) officially entered the transfer portal · from Georgia Southern University
- EnrolledKy Tayo (DL) enrolled in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 4 | 3 | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 2.5 | 12 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 12 | 9 | -- | Low | 20 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Career | 22 | 12 | -- | Low | 31 | 17 | 5.5 | 21 | 2.0 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026