
Receiver, Western Kentucky, 2013–16
Taywan Taylor
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
- Born
- Mar 2, 1995, in Louisville, Kentucky
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Taywan Taylor played receiver at Western Kentucky (2013–16). The Tennessee Titans took Taylor in round 3, No. 72 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, career hightwice; last at Middle Tennessee, 2016197receiving yards, career highat Middle Tennessee, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. North Texas, 2016Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015 and 2016
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 270 | 11.3 | 0 | 45 |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 45 | 767 | 17.0 | 7 | 75 |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 86 | 1,467 | 17.1 | 17 | 78 |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 98 | 1,730 | 17.7 | 17 | 80 |
| Career | 253 | 4,234 | 16.7 | 41 | 80 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 81 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 2 | WR | |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 2 | WR | |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 2 | WR | |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 2 | WR | 6′1″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Western Kentucky | 26 | 0.66 | – | – | 17.1 | 4% |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 55 | 1.03 | 98th (n=496) | 0.52 | 56.6 | 6% |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 114 | 0.77 | 86th (n=465) | 0.53 | 88.0 | 12% |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 131 | 0.80 | 85th (n=489) | 0.52 | 104.4 | 14% |
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 Western Kentucky 14 games, 98 catches, 1,730 yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 46–14 | 5 | 165 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 10–38 | 9 | 121 | 0 | 70 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 31–24 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 36 | 16 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 30–31 | 9 | 112 | 0 | 19 | 11 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 50–3 | 7 | 146 | 1 | 80 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 52–55 | 9 | 71 | 2 | 9 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 44–43 | 12 | 197 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 59–24 | 10 | 123 | 3 | 54 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 52–3 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 65 | 12 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 49–21 | 5 | 97 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 45–7 | 6 | 166 | 3 | 75 | −3 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 60–6 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 58–44 | 7 | 194 | 2 | 55 | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 51–31 | 9 | 144 | 1 | 41 | – |
2015 Western Kentucky 14 games, 86 catches, 1,467 yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 14–12 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 41–38 | 5 | 97 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 35–38 | 9 | 196 | 1 | 78 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 56–14 | 9 | 154 | 2 | 59 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 49–10 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 52 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 58–28 | 6 | 120 | 3 | 69 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 55–28 | 7 | 134 | 2 | 56 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 20–48 | 10 | 103 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | W 55–30 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 35–19 | 5 | 94 | 2 | 44 | −20 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 63–7 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 73 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 49–28 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 27 | 10 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 45–28 | 8 | 165 | 2 | 54 | −3 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 45–35 | 7 | 104 | 0 | 53 | – |
2014 Western Kentucky 12 games, 45 catches, 767 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 59–31 | 12 | 185 | 1 | 55 | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 34–42 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 47–50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | W 36–27 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 39–42 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 18 | at | L 38–45 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 66–51 | 4 | 77 | 1 | 34 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 10–59 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 46 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 35–27 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 45–7 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 47 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 67–66 | 4 | 122 | 1 | 75 | – |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | W 49–48 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
2013 Western Kentucky 10 games, 24 catches, 270 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 35–26 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 20–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 58–17 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 19–7 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 31–10 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 20–37 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 26–32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 44–28 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 38–7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 34–31 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–15).
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ | |
| Weight | 203 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ | |
| Bench press | 13 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.57 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 16 | 231 | 1 |
| 2018 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 37 | 466 | 1 |
| 2019 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 32 | 53 | 697 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USFL | New Orleans Breakers |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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