Taysom Hill
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Quarterback, BYU, to 2016

Taysom Hill

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Pocatello, ID
Born
Aug 23, 1990, in Pocatello, Idaho

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Taysom Hill played quarterback at BYU (to 2016).

At a glance

Best season
2,938
Passing yards, 2013 (BYU, 8–⁠5)
Best game
259 yards
Vs. Texas, week 2, 2013: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

417passing yards, best game on fileat Houston, 20134touchdown passes, best game on fileat Houston, 2013259rushing yards, best game on filevs. Texas, 20133rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last at Texas, 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2012BYU427159.24256.042
2013BYU23643853.92,9386.71914
2014BYU8813266.79757.473
2015BYU213461.82687.911
2016BYU22237459.42,3236.21211
On file (2012–⁠16)6091,04958.16,9296.64331

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012BYU553346.1468
2013BYU2461,3445.51068
2014BYU874605.3830
2015BYU9728.0235
2016BYU1366004.4839
On file (2012–⁠16)5332,8105.33268

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012BYU7QB
2013BYU7QB
2014BYU7QB
2015BYU7QB
2016BYU7QB6′2″

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
2013BYU6130.2043rd (n=144)0.22121.458%0.190.21
2014BYU2160.3888th (n=147)0.2482.455%0.390.59
2015BYU420.38––16.058%––
2016BYU4650.2136th (n=152)0.2597.255%0.090.43

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

2016 BYU 12 games, 2,323 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.ArizonaW 18–⁠1621292021037
Sep 10atUtahL 19–⁠2021391760287
Sep 17vs.UCLAL 14–⁠17264825011−7
Sep 24vs.West VirginiaL 32–⁠35233524123105
Sep 30vs.ToledoW 55–⁠531121248103
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 31–⁠1418271381047
Oct 14vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠2116281653149
Oct 20atBoise StateL 27–⁠2821421870048
Nov 5atCincinnatiW 20–⁠315251300175
Nov 12vs.Southern UtahW 37–⁠722293202129
Nov 19vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠918301650081
Nov 26vs.Utah StateW 28–⁠1010211011246
2015 BYU 1 game, 268 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atNebraskaW 33–⁠2821342681172
2014 BYU 5 games, 975 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29atUConnW 35–⁠1028363083097
Sep 6atTexasW 41–⁠718281810199
Sep 11vs.HoustonW 33–⁠25213420012160
Sep 20vs.VirginiaW 41–⁠3313231872072
Oct 3vs.Utah StateL 20–⁠35811991032
2013 BYU 13 games, 2,938 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atVirginiaL 16–⁠1913401751142
Sep 7vs.TexasW 40–⁠2192612901259
Sep 21vs.UtahL 13–⁠2018482600199
Sep 27vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠10141917701165
Oct 4atUtah StateW 31–⁠1417312783114
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechW 38–⁠2019272441065
Oct 19atHoustonW 47–⁠46294441743128
Oct 25vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠2027413393069
Nov 9atWisconsinL 17–⁠2719412072153
Nov 16vs.Idaho StateW 59–⁠1311191532362
Nov 23atNotre DameL 13–⁠23213616811101
Nov 30atNevadaW 28–⁠2314189820154
Dec 27 ✦vs.WashingtonL 16–⁠31254829301133
2012 BYU 6 games, 425 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Washington StateW 30–⁠61118106
Sep 8vs.Weber StateW 45–⁠1313180027
Sep 15atUtahL 21–⁠24–––––8
Sep 20atBoise StateL 6–⁠7410420072
Sep 28vs.Hawai’iW 47–⁠0122111221141
Oct 5vs.Utah StateW 6–⁠324362351180

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′1⅝″
Weight230 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan73⅞″
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′2″
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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