Trent Taylor in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Louisiana Tech, 2013–⁠16

Trent Taylor

Number
No. 5
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Shreveport, LA
Born
Apr 30, 1994, in Cookeville, Tennessee

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Trent Taylor played receiver at Louisiana Tech (2013–⁠16). The San Francisco 49ers took Taylor in round 5, No. 177 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,803
Receiving yards, 2016 (Louisiana Tech, 9–⁠5)
Best game
178 yards
Vs. South Carolina State, week 2, 2016: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving yards, 2016
Drafted
No. 177
Round 5, 2017 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

17catches, career highat Middle Tennessee, 2016233receiving yards, career highvs. Navy, 20163receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. South Carolina State, 2016

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Louisiana Tech282609.3236
2014Louisiana Tech6483413.0940
2015Louisiana Tech991,28212.9963
2016Louisiana Tech1361,80313.31276
Career3274,17912.83276

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013Louisiana Tech–––7530
2014Louisiana Tech–––231680
2015Louisiana Tech10014830
2016Louisiana Tech1160171780
Career2160614820

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Louisiana Tech5WR
2014Louisiana Tech5WR
2015Louisiana Tech5WR
2016Louisiana Tech5WR5′8″

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
2013Louisiana Tech280.68––19.04%
2014Louisiana Tech820.7885th (n=496)0.5264.29%
2015Louisiana Tech1270.7078th (n=465)0.5388.814%
2016Louisiana Tech1680.8086th (n=489)0.52134.517%

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 Louisiana Tech 14 games, 136 catches, 1,803 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atArkansasL 20–⁠218780––2
Sep 10vs.South Carolina StateW 53–⁠241117831161
Sep 17atTexas TechL 45–⁠5971662–––
Sep 24atMiddle TennesseeL 34–⁠38172102––1
Oct 1vs.UTEPW 28–⁠7101211––1
Oct 6vs.Western KentuckyW 55–⁠52131080––1
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 56–⁠2891260––3
Oct 22atFlorida InternationalW 44–⁠24111561––1
Oct 29vs.RiceW 61–⁠1671310––2
Nov 5atNorth TexasW 45–⁠245440––2
Nov 12vs.UTSAW 63–⁠355251––3
Nov 25atSouthern MissL 24–⁠39101190–––
Dec 3atWestern KentuckyL 44–⁠58111080–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.NavyW 48–⁠45122332–––
2015 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 99 catches, 1,282 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.SouthernW 62–⁠153601––1
Sep 10atWestern KentuckyL 38–⁠4191191–––
Sep 19atKansas StateL 33–⁠39121481––1
Sep 26vs.Florida InternationalW 27–⁠177860101
Oct 3vs.LouisianaW 43–⁠145781––1
Oct 10atUTSAW 34–⁠31131430––1
Oct 17atMississippi StateL 20–⁠45101301––1
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠168970––2
Oct 30atRiceW 42–⁠1751422––1
Nov 7vs.North TexasW 56–⁠133160––2
Nov 21atUTEPW 17–⁠153120–––
Nov 28vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠58111021––2
Dec 19 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 47–⁠28101491––1
2014 Louisiana Tech 14 games, 64 catches, 834 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atOklahomaL 16–⁠484681–––
Sep 6atLouisianaW 48–⁠203480––1
Sep 11atNorth TexasW 42–⁠215541––3
Sep 20vs.Northwestern StateL 27–⁠302370––2
Sep 27atAuburnL 17–⁠458800–––
Oct 4vs.UTEPW 55–⁠31140––5
Oct 18vs.UTSAW 27–⁠204560––3
Oct 25atSouthern MissW 31–⁠205680––1
Nov 1vs.Western KentuckyW 59–⁠1091133––3
Nov 8atUABW 40–⁠248581––2
Nov 22atOld DominionL 27–⁠305921–––
Nov 29vs.RiceW 76–⁠3171202––1
Dec 6atMarshallL 23–⁠26160––1
Dec 26 ✦vs.IllinoisW 35–⁠182200––1
2013 Louisiana Tech 10 games, 28 catches, 260 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12vs.TulaneL 15–⁠242161–––
Sep 21atKansasL 10–⁠132540–––
Sep 28vs.ArmyL 16–⁠353340–––
Oct 5atUTEPW 38–⁠352290–––
Oct 19vs.North TexasL 13–⁠284250–––
Oct 26atFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠74190––2
Nov 9vs.Southern MissW 36–⁠136511––2
Nov 16atRiceL 14–⁠523200–––
Nov 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠242120––2
Nov 30atUTSAL 10–⁠30–––––1

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 15–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′8″
Weight181 lb
Arm length28¾″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan68⅝″W
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.74 s
20-yard shuttle4.01 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).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 77 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2017San Francisco 49ers15434302
2018San Francisco 49ers13262151
2020San Francisco 49ers1210860
2021Cincinnati Bengals42410
2022Cincinnati Bengals166620
2023Chicago Bears15000
2024San Francisco 49ers21110
NFL career77888453

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.

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