Tight end, USC (from Oklahoma), 2012–⁠16

Taylor McNamara

Lettered 2015–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 88
Height
6′5″
Hometown
San Diego, CA
Born
Aug 12, 1994, in San Diego, California

Taylor McNamara played tight end at Oklahoma (2012–⁠14) and USC (2015–⁠16).

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Oklahoma144.004
2015USC12836.9416
2016USC121119.3127
Career251987.9527

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Oklahoma88TE
2013Oklahoma88TE
2014Oklahoma88TE
2015USC88TE
2016USC88TE6′5″

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
2013Oklahoma10.04––0.0–
2015USC121.42––17.1–
2016USC150.44––6.6–

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

2016 USC 7 games, 12 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠5221006
Sep 23atUtahL 27–⁠31121021
Oct 1vs.Arizona StateW 41–⁠201505
Nov 5vs.OregonW 45–⁠20447127
Nov 12atWashingtonW 26–⁠131202
Nov 19atUCLAW 36–⁠141808
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠27218011
2015 USC 11 games, 12 catches, 83 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 55–⁠61212
Sep 12vs.IdahoW 59–⁠9116016
Sep 19vs.StanfordL 31–⁠411202
Oct 17atNotre DameL 31–⁠411414
Oct 31atCaliforniaW 27–⁠211707
Nov 7vs.ArizonaW 38–⁠301606
Nov 13atColoradoW 27–⁠241212
Nov 21atOregonL 28–⁠481909
Nov 28vs.UCLAW 40–⁠2121417
Dec 5vs.StanfordL 22–⁠41––––
Dec 30 ✦vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠23221014
2013 Oklahoma 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Jan 2 ✦vs.AlabamaW 45–⁠311404

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 10–⁠3).

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′4⅜″
Weight252 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan79¾″W
40-yard dash4.78 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 s

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

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