Receiver, Wisconsin, 2016–⁠20

A.J. Taylor

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Kansas City, MO

A.J. Taylor played receiver at Wisconsin (2016–⁠20).

Career highs

8catches, career highat Miami, 2017134receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Wisconsin35317.7035
2017Wisconsin3147515.3551
2018Wisconsin3252116.3344
2019Wisconsin2326711.6255
Career891,31614.81055

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Wisconsin143290

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Wisconsin4WRYr 1
2017Wisconsin4WRYr 2
2018Wisconsin4WRYr 3
2019Wisconsin4WRYr 4
2020Wisconsin4WRSr. (Yr 5)5′11″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Wisconsin80.31––2.5–
2017Wisconsin491.0196th (n=507)0.5249.46%
2018Wisconsin530.6771st (n=497)0.5335.47%
2019Wisconsin350.7682nd (n=499)0.5426.74%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Wisconsin 12 games, 23 catches, 267 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 30atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠0190––
Sep 7vs.Central MichiganW 61–⁠07780––
Sep 21vs.MichiganW 35–⁠143130––
Sep 28vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠151110––
Oct 5vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠02270––
Oct 12vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠01100––
Oct 19atIllinoisL 23–⁠241100––
Oct 26atOhio StateL 7–⁠382291––
Nov 9vs.IowaW 24–⁠22150––
Nov 16atNebraskaW 37–⁠212651––
Nov 23vs.PurdueW 45–⁠24–––––
Nov 30atMinnesotaW 38–⁠172100––
2018 Wisconsin 11 games, 32 catches, 521 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.Western KentuckyW 34–⁠35850––
Sep 8vs.New MexicoW 45–⁠1451341––
Sep 15vs.BYUL 21–⁠242310––
Sep 22atIowaW 28–⁠173441––
Oct 6vs.NebraskaW 41–⁠243600––
Oct 13atMichiganL 13–⁠38131––
Oct 27atNorthwesternL 17–⁠312160––
Nov 3vs.RutgersW 31–⁠173330––
Nov 17atPurdueW 47–⁠445890––
Nov 24vs.MinnesotaL 15–⁠371130––
Dec 27 ✦vs.MiamiW 35–⁠32130––
2017 Wisconsin 14 games, 31 catches, 475 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Utah StateW 59–⁠103380246
Sep 9vs.Florida AtlanticW 31–⁠14–––121
Sep 16atBYUW 40–⁠63341265
Sep 30vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠241330118
Oct 7atNebraskaW 38–⁠17150125
Oct 14vs.PurdueW 17–⁠91170––
Oct 21vs.MarylandW 38–⁠132411483
Oct 28atIllinoisW 24–⁠10–––129
Nov 4atIndianaW 45–⁠173630––
Nov 11vs.IowaW 38–⁠14151––
Nov 18vs.MichiganW 24–⁠103791––
Nov 25atMinnesotaW 31–⁠03390––
Dec 2vs.Ohio StateL 21–⁠272160242
Dec 30 ✦atMiamiW 34–⁠2481051––
2016 Wisconsin 5 games, 3 catches, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.LSUW 16–⁠14–––––
Sep 10vs.AkronW 54–⁠102390––
Sep 17vs.Georgia StateW 23–⁠171140––
Oct 22atIowaW 17–⁠9–––––
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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