Quarterback, Oklahoma State, 2014–⁠18

Taylor Cornelius

Number
No. 14
Height
6′6″
Weight
232 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Bushland, TX

Taylor Cornelius played quarterback at Oklahoma State (2014–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
3,950
Passing yards, 2018 (Oklahoma State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
501 yards
At Oklahoma, week 11, 2018: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in passing yards, 2018

Career highs

501passing yards, career highat Oklahoma, 20185touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. West Virginia, 2018106rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at TCU, 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Oklahoma State2540.081.600
2016Oklahoma State7977.8647.100
2017Oklahoma State61060.014814.800
2018Oklahoma State28648359.23,9508.23213
Career30150759.44,1708.23213

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Oklahoma State451.3012
2016Oklahoma State6284.7115
2017Oklahoma State77510.7140
2018Oklahoma State1224013.31048
Career1395093.71248

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Oklahoma State14QBRS
2015Oklahoma State14QBFr.
2016Oklahoma State14QBSo.
2017Oklahoma State14QBJr.
2018Oklahoma State14QBSr.6′6″232

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2015Oklahoma State9-0.28––-2.5–––
2016Oklahoma State150.50––7.5–––
2017Oklahoma State160.79––12.6–––
2018Oklahoma State6070.3682nd (n=160)0.26221.459%0.410.43

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.

Game by game

2018 Oklahoma State 13 games, 3,950 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Missouri StateW 58–⁠1724342955127
Sep 8vs.South AlabamaW 55–⁠132540428123
Sep 15vs.Boise StateW 44–⁠2115262431041
Sep 22vs.Texas TechL 17–⁠411838258110
Sep 29atKansasW 48–⁠2815203124118
Oct 6vs.Iowa StateL 42–⁠4819332894141
Oct 13atKansas StateL 12–⁠3117351840255
Oct 27vs.TexasW 38–⁠3523343213023
Nov 3atBaylorL 31–⁠3523402641019
Nov 10atOklahomaL 47–⁠48345350130−5
Nov 17vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠41304633852106
Nov 24atTCUL 24–⁠3117401810152
Dec 31 ✦vs.MissouriW 38–⁠3326443364221
2017 Oklahoma State 4 games, 148 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.TulsaW 59–⁠2412500−8
Sep 16atPittsburghW 59–⁠21357500–
Oct 14vs.BaylorW 59–⁠1612120066
Nov 25vs.KansasW 58–⁠1711560017
2016 Oklahoma State 2 games, 64 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 61–⁠768540028
Oct 22atKansasW 44–⁠20111000–
2015 Oklahoma State 2 games, 8 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 69–⁠14–––––−6
Oct 24vs.KansasW 58–⁠102580011

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 17–⁠21).

DrillPro day 2019
Height6′5⅝″
Weight224 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.72 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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