
Quarterback, Mississippi State, 2025–26
Kamario Taylor
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Macon, MS
- Born
- Feb 2, 2007
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Kamario Taylor plays quarterback for Mississippi State. Taylor is No. 9 in FBS in passing touchdowns this season. Last time out, against Alabama: 19 of 34, 258 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT; 6 carries, −26 yards. Since the Alabama game, the news has been about Taylor’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.
2026 so far
1,450 passing yards, 17 TD
No. 9 in FBS in passing touchdowns
In the news: LSU Catches Massive Break With Latest Kamario Taylor Injury Update, Yahoo Sports
Last game: 19 of 34, 258 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT; 6 carries, −26 yards vs. Alabama, L 23–56; injury news since (status not on file)
Next game: vs. Oklahoma, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
360passing yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20264touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at South Carolina, 2026173rushing yards, career highvs. Ole Miss, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia, 2025Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 43 | 77 | 55.8 | 629 | 8.2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 102 | 154 | 66.2 | 1,450 | 9.4 | 17 | 4 |
| Career | 145 | 231 | 62.8 | 2,079 | 9.0 | 22 | 5 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 82 | 458 | 5.6 | 8 | 39 |
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 43 | 159 | 3.7 | 1 | 26 |
| Career | 125 | 617 | 4.9 | 9 | 39 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 1 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 1 | QB | So. | 6′4″ | 230 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 158 | 0.41 | 89th (n=314) | 0.24 | 64.3 | 19% | 0.17 | 0.56 |
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 195 | 0.38 | 86th (n=273) | 0.21 | 74.9 | 54% | 0.30 | 0.26 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 39% | 11.4 yds | 6.0 yds | 14 of 71 | 21% |
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 53% | 8.9 yds | 6.5 yds | 22 of 149 | 50% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 58% | 3.70 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 14% |
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 72% | 4.30 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 14% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Mississippi State 5 games, 1,450 passing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 62–13 | 22 | 34 | 354 | 4 | 0 | 59 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 38–13 | 16 | 22 | 227 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 41–34 | 18 | 26 | 251 | 4 | 1 | 33 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 31–24 | 27 | 38 | 360 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 23–56 | 19 | 34 | 258 | 3 | 2 | −26 |
2025 Mississippi State 11 games, 629 passing yards, 5 TD; 458 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 34–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 63–0 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 38–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 34–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 21–23 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 38–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 38–35 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 21–41 | 6 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 27–49 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 19–38 | 15 | 31 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 173 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 29–43 | 13 | 22 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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