Tight end, Stanford, 2021–⁠24

Shield Taylor

Number
No. 85
Height
6′3″
Weight
248 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Alexandria, LA

Shield Taylor played tight end at Stanford (2021–⁠24).

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Stanford4246.0012

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Stanford2130
2024Stanford240
Career4170

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Stanford110000
2024Stanford110000
Career220000

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Stanford122.002

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Stanford85TEFr.
2022Stanford85TESo.
2023Stanford85TEJr.
2024Stanford85TESr.6′3″248

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
2022Stanford50.25––1.2–

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 Stanford 1 game, 2 returns, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Oct 12atNotre DameL 7–⁠49–––24
2022 Stanford 5 games, 4 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Oct 22vs.Arizona StateW 15–⁠14110––
Nov 5vs.Washington StateL 14–⁠52140––
Nov 12atUtahL 7–⁠42–––––
Nov 19atCaliforniaL 20–⁠27219010
Nov 26vs.BYUL 26–⁠35–––113

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

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