Receiver, Oregon State, 2017–⁠21

Kolby Taylor

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Chandler, AZ

Kolby Taylor played receiver at Oregon State (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Oregon, 2020114receiving yards, career highvs. Oregon, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oregon State79313.3028
2019Oregon State2221910.0145
2020Oregon State2022411.2131
Career4953610.9245

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Oregon State5WRYr 1
2019Oregon State5WRYr 2
2020Oregon State5WRYr 3
2021Oregon State5WRJr. (Yr 4)5′11″210

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
2018Oregon State110.29––3.2–
2019Oregon State390.3319th (n=499)0.5413.06%
2020Oregon State320.4740th (n=346)0.5515.18%

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

2020 Oregon State 6 games, 20 catches, 224 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 7vs.Washington StateL 28–⁠38755019–
Nov 14atWashingtonL 21–⁠27220011–
Nov 21vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠271404–
Nov 27vs.OregonW 41–⁠387114031–
Dec 5atUtahL 24–⁠30228121–
Dec 12vs.StanfordL 24–⁠2713031
2019 Oregon State 9 games, 22 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Oklahoma StateL 36–⁠52321114–
Sep 7atHawai’iL 28–⁠31328020–
Sep 14vs.Cal PolyW 45–⁠71707–
Sep 28vs.StanfordL 28–⁠31329011–
Oct 5atUCLAW 48–⁠31252045–
Oct 12vs.UtahL 7–⁠52536012–
Oct 19atCaliforniaW 21–⁠17332014–
Nov 23atWashington StateL 53–⁠54111011–
Nov 30atOregonL 10–⁠241303–
2018 Oregon State 4 games, 7 catches, 93 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 15atNevadaL 35–⁠37360028–
Sep 29atArizona StateL 24–⁠52216010–
Oct 20vs.CaliforniaL 7–⁠491404–
Nov 10atStanfordL 17–⁠48113013–

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

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