Receiver, Duke, 2014–⁠18

Chris Taylor

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 82
Height
6′1″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Miramar, FL

Chris Taylor played receiver at Duke (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

6catches, career highthree times; last vs. Virginia, 201897receiving yards, career highvs. Virginia, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Duke5367.2027
2016Duke2931510.9159
2017Duke2533213.3152
2018Duke3141913.5352
Career901,10212.2559

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Duke530000
2017Duke750000
2018Duke220000
Career14100000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Duke82WRRS
2015Duke82WRFr.
2016Duke82WRSo.
2017Duke82WRJr.
2018Duke82WRSr.6′1″185

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
2015Duke7-0.62––-4.3–
2016Duke540.228th (n=489)0.5211.77%
2017Duke440.3927th (n=507)0.5217.25%
2018Duke530.2915th (n=497)0.5315.36%

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

2018 Duke 13 games, 31 catches, 419 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.ArmyW 34–⁠141−10–––
Sep 8atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7190–––
Sep 15atBaylorW 40–⁠271120100
Sep 22vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠133320–––
Sep 29vs.Virginia TechL 14–⁠315580–––
Oct 13atGeorgia TechW 28–⁠142300100
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 14–⁠286971–––
Oct 27atPittsburghL 45–⁠541160–––
Nov 3atMiamiW 20–⁠12110–––
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠354951–––
Nov 17atClemsonL 6–⁠35140–––
Nov 24vs.Wake ForestL 7–⁠592100–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 56–⁠273561–––
2017 Duke 11 games, 25 catches, 332 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.North Carolina CentralW 60–⁠7150100
Sep 9vs.NorthwesternW 41–⁠173751–––
Sep 16vs.BaylorW 34–⁠20180–––
Sep 29vs.MiamiL 6–⁠314330–––
Oct 7atVirginiaL 21–⁠28–––300
Oct 14vs.Florida StateL 10–⁠171210–––
Oct 21vs.PittsburghL 17–⁠242360–––
Nov 11atArmyL 16–⁠213320–––
Nov 18vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠202210100
Nov 25atWake ForestW 31–⁠233530200
Dec 26 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 36–⁠145480–––
2016 Duke 10 games, 29 catches, 315 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.North Carolina CentralW 49–⁠6170100
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠241590–––
Sep 17atNorthwesternL 13–⁠243230300
Oct 1vs.VirginiaL 20–⁠34–––100
Oct 14atLouisvilleL 14–⁠24240–––
Oct 29atGeorgia TechL 35–⁠385670–––
Nov 5vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠246310–––
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠273500–––
Nov 19atPittsburghL 14–⁠562161–––
Nov 26atMiamiL 21–⁠406580–––

No box score in the source for Oct 8 vs. Army, so that game is not listed.

2015 Duke 3 games, 5 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3atTulaneW 37–⁠71270–––
Sep 12vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠01−10–––
Sep 26vs.Georgia TechW 34–⁠203100–––

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

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