Tight end, West Virginia (from LSU), 2020–⁠24

Kole Taylor

Number
No. 87
Height
6′7″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Grand Junction, CO

Kole Taylor played tight end at LSU (2020–⁠22) and West Virginia (2023–⁠24).

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020LSU6366.0020
2021LSU66811.3141
2022LSU55511.0026
2023West Virginia3544412.7443
2024West Virginia4344810.4339
Career951,05111.1843

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020LSU87TEYr 1
2021LSU87TEYr 2
2022LSU87TEYr 3
2023West Virginia87TEYr 4
2024West Virginia87TESr. (Yr 5)6′7″255

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
2020LSU90.34––3.1–
2021LSU61.08––6.5–
2022LSU50.94––4.7–
2023West Virginia390.6531st (n=681)0.8025.45%
2024West Virginia420.9655th (n=581)0.9240.35%

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

2024 West Virginia 13 games, 43 catches, 448 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠34225025
Sep 7vs.UAlbanyW 49–⁠14347139
Sep 14atPittsburghL 34–⁠38443017
Sep 21vs.KansasW 32–⁠28218110
Oct 5atOklahoma StateW 38–⁠14225021
Oct 12vs.Iowa StateL 16–⁠28555024
Oct 19vs.Kansas StateL 18–⁠45461034
Oct 26atArizonaW 31–⁠26328015
Nov 9atCincinnatiW 31–⁠24530014
Nov 16vs.BaylorL 35–⁠49556130
Nov 23vs.UCFW 31–⁠213809
Nov 30atTexas TechL 15–⁠521808
Dec 17 ✦vs.MemphisL 37–⁠42444023
2023 West Virginia 13 games, 35 catches, 444 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atPenn StateL 15–⁠38231017
Sep 9vs.DuquesneW 56–⁠17355029
Sep 16vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠6321113
Sep 23vs.Texas TechW 20–⁠13339121
Sep 30atTCUW 24–⁠21220017
Oct 12atHoustonL 39–⁠41562017
Oct 21vs.Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠482804
Oct 28atUCFW 41–⁠28426014
Nov 4vs.BYUW 37–⁠7143143
Nov 11atOklahomaL 20–⁠591313
Nov 18vs.CincinnatiW 42–⁠21339020
Nov 25atBaylorW 34–⁠31464026
Dec 27 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 30–⁠10233024
2022 LSU 4 games, 5 catches, 55 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠241808
Sep 10vs.SouthernW 65–⁠171303
Sep 24vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠0111011
Oct 15atFloridaW 45–⁠35233026
2021 LSU 3 games, 6 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.McNeeseW 34–⁠742209
Sep 25atMississippi StateW 28–⁠25141141
Nov 13vs.ArkansasL 13–⁠161505
2020 LSU 3 games, 6 catches, 36 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 28atTexas A&ML 7–⁠201303
Dec 12atFloridaW 37–⁠3431104
Dec 19vs.Ole MissW 53–⁠48222020

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

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