Receiver, BYU, 2016–⁠19

Talon Shumway

Number
No. 21
Height
6′3″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
South Jordan, UT

Talon Shumway played receiver at BYU (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

6catches, career highat San Diego State, 2019110receiving yards, career highvs. Utah State, 20182receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Idaho State, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016BYU34916.3020
2017BYU2525710.3033
2018BYU2233715.3346
2019BYU4356113.0448
Career931,20412.9748

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016BYU21WRFr.
2017BYU21WRSo.
2018BYU21WRJr.
2019BYU21WRSr.6′3″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
2016BYU41.42––5.7–
2017BYU350.3522nd (n=507)0.5212.45%
2018BYU261.26––32.74%
2019BYU580.7277th (n=499)0.5441.86%

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

2019 BYU 13 games, 43 catches, 561 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.UtahL 12–⁠3021208
Sep 7atTennesseeW 29–⁠26114114
Sep 14vs.USCW 30–⁠27233025
Sep 21vs.WashingtonL 19–⁠4521106
Sep 28atToledoL 21–⁠28435013
Oct 12atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠27456025
Oct 19vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠25374039
Nov 2atUtah StateW 42–⁠14361028
Nov 9vs.LibertyW 31–⁠24427011
Nov 16vs.Idaho StateW 42–⁠10541226
Nov 23atMassachusettsW 56–⁠24492148
Nov 30atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠13683021
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 34–⁠3832209
2018 BYU 9 games, 22 catches, 337 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 15atWisconsinW 24–⁠21121021
Sep 22vs.McNeeseW 30–⁠31717
Oct 5vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠455110046
Oct 13vs.Hawai’iW 49–⁠23332016
Oct 27vs.Northern IllinoisL 6–⁠7352042
Nov 3atBoise StateL 16–⁠21362042
Nov 10atMassachusettsW 35–⁠16329215
Nov 24atUtahL 27–⁠351606
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠18218013
2017 BYU 11 games, 25 catches, 257 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 26vs.Portland StateW 20–⁠6247033
Sep 2vs.LSUL 0–⁠2731809
Sep 9vs.UtahL 13–⁠19336020
Sep 16vs.WisconsinL 6–⁠4042908
Sep 29atUtah StateL 24–⁠40218013
Oct 6vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠24114014
Oct 28vs.San José StateW 41–⁠20328011
Nov 4atFresno StateL 13–⁠2021207
Nov 10atUNLVW 31–⁠21116016
Nov 18vs.MassachusettsL 10–⁠16224018
Nov 25atHawai’iW 30–⁠2021508
2016 BYU 2 games, 3 catches, 49 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 12vs.Southern UtahW 37–⁠7236020
Nov 19vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠9113013

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

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