#17
UTEP · 2026

Carmelo Taylor

WRJunior6' 0", 169 lbsRoanoke, VA
UTEP Miners1-6 · TDC #137
Snap share
3%
likely 1–5%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

1 plays · +0.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.07
Passing+0.07
1st down+0.07
Standard downs+0.07
TaylorWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays3%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down0%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs0%
TaylorWR/TE average

Game Log

Carmelo Taylor's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

3.6 avg. game scoreBest: 3.6 vs Oregon State (Week 4)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
ReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1@OklahomaL 0–51—no stats recorded
2Texas SouthernW 51–10—no stats recorded
3@MichiganL 17–52—no stats recorded
4Oregon StateL 7–333.6155.005·····
5@New MexicoL 7–61—·····355···
6NevadaL 13–30—no stats recorded
7San José StateL 11–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games3.6155.005355···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11611th / 1994
Yards51840th / 1980
Yards / catch5—
Touchdowns0—
Long5—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns3—
Yards55—
Average18.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long24—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 4 · Oregon State65~12 (4–20)1·18%
Wk 5 · New Mexico54··3—
Season41112 (4–20)133%

Position Room

13 WRs on the UTEP roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
3Jaden SmithWRSR28233120%+0.40
5Carver CheeksWRSR16179316%+0.17
81Jeremiah NashWRJR88208%-0.90
2Royal CapellWRSO440011%+0.27
13Nik HenryWRSO45004%+1.11
14Marcus TorresWRSO210011%+0.04
7Jaylan BrownWRSO1608%-1.23
17Carmelo TaylorWRJR1503%+0.07
18Rafeald CampbellWRSO180——
16Mason FergusonWRSO—————
24CJ SimonWRFR—————
25Zo HillWRFR—————
80Jacaleb JohnsonWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. UTEP depth chart →