Taywan Taylor with the Tennessee Titans, 2018
With the Tennessee Titans, 2018. Photo: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,730
Receiving yards, 2016 (Western Kentucky, 11–⁠3)
Best game
194 yards
Vs. Louisiana Tech, week 14, 2016: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in receiving yards, 2015
Drafted
No. 72
Round 3, 2017 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

12catches, career hightwice; last at Middle Tennessee, 2016197receiving yards, career highat Middle Tennessee, 20163receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. North Texas, 2016

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015 and 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Western Kentucky2427011.3045
2014Western Kentucky4576717.0775
2015Western Kentucky861,46717.11778
2016Western Kentucky981,73017.71780
Career2534,23416.74180

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Western Kentucky6810

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Western Kentucky2WR
2014Western Kentucky2WR
2015Western Kentucky2WR
2016Western Kentucky2WR6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Western Kentucky260.66––17.14%
2014Western Kentucky551.0398th (n=496)0.5256.66%
2015Western Kentucky1140.7786th (n=465)0.5388.012%
2016Western Kentucky1310.8085th (n=489)0.52104.414%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.RiceW 46–⁠145165045–
Sep 10atAlabamaL 10–⁠389121070–
Sep 17atMiami (OH)W 31–⁠2435813616
Sep 24vs.VanderbiltL 30–⁠31911201911
Oct 1vs.Houston ChristianW 50–⁠37146180–
Oct 6atLouisiana TechL 52–⁠5597129–
Oct 15atMiddle TennesseeW 44–⁠4312197145–
Oct 22vs.Old DominionW 59–⁠2410123354–
Oct 29atFlorida AtlanticW 52–⁠328416512
Nov 5vs.Florida InternationalW 49–⁠21597141–
Nov 12vs.North TexasW 45–⁠76166375−3
Nov 26atMarshallW 60–⁠6552121–
Dec 3vs.Louisiana TechW 58–⁠447194255–
Dec 20 ✦vs.MemphisW 51–⁠319144141–
2015 Western Kentucky 14 games, 86 catches, 1,467 yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atVanderbiltW 14–⁠12340021–
Sep 10vs.Louisiana TechW 41–⁠385971372
Sep 19atIndianaL 35–⁠3891961782
Sep 26vs.Miami (OH)W 56–⁠149154259–
Oct 3atRiceW 49–⁠10684152–
Oct 10vs.Middle TennesseeW 58–⁠286120369–
Oct 15atNorth TexasW 55–⁠287134256–
Oct 24atLSUL 20–⁠4810103118–
Oct 31atOld DominionW 55–⁠30529011–
Nov 7vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠19594244−20
Nov 21atFlorida InternationalW 63–⁠73100173–
Nov 27vs.MarshallW 49–⁠2834712710
Dec 5vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠288165254−3
Dec 21 ✦vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠357104053–
2014 Western Kentucky 12 games, 45 catches, 767 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Bowling GreenW 59–⁠3112185155–
Sep 6atIllinoisL 34–⁠4231608–
Sep 13atMiddle TennesseeL 47–⁠502403–
Sep 27atNavyW 36–⁠27678044–
Oct 4vs.UABL 39–⁠42344117–
Oct 18atFlorida AtlanticL 38–⁠45478150–
Oct 25vs.Old DominionW 66–⁠51477134–
Nov 1atLouisiana TechL 10–⁠59250146–
Nov 8vs.UTEPW 35–⁠27112012–
Nov 22vs.UTSAW 45–⁠7373147–
Nov 28atMarshallW 67–⁠664122175–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 49–⁠4812802811
2013 Western Kentucky 10 games, 24 catches, 270 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.KentuckyW 35–⁠2642309–
Sep 7atTennesseeL 20–⁠521101–
Sep 21vs.Morgan StateW 58–⁠17222012–
Sep 28vs.NavyW 19–⁠7425018–
Oct 3atUL MonroeW 31–⁠10375045–
Oct 15vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠37430019–
Oct 26vs.TroyL 26–⁠321505–
Nov 2atGeorgia StateW 44–⁠28357041–
Nov 23atTexas StateW 38–⁠7111011–
Nov 30vs.Arkansas StateW 34–⁠31121021–

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).

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height5′11″
Weight203 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump11′0″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.57 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2017Tennessee Titans16162311
2018Tennessee Titans13374661
2019Cleveland Browns2000
2020Cleveland Browns1000
NFL career32536972

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

YearsLeagueTeam
2022USFLNew 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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