#15
Duke · 2026

Jake Taylor

TESenior6' 5", 240 lbsApex, NC
Duke Blue Devils4-2 · TDC #50
Snap share
33%
2 of 5 started · likely 23–44%
Receptions
4
1115th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
33
1231st of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
8.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.88
12 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

12 plays · -10.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.88
Passing-0.88
1st down-0.26
2nd down-0.22
Standard downs-0.86
Passing downs-0.91
TaylorWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down4%
3rd down0%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
TaylorWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share8.8%—
Catch rate33.3%—
Success rate per target25.0%—
Yards per target2.8—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Taylor's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
12
4 caught (33%)
Avg. depth of target
9.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.8
7 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
26
of 33 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted12 targets charted

33% comp9.5 avg. depth1.8 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (25%), 3 caught (100%), 22 yds, 7.3 per target3100% · 22yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Duke

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Taylor’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
2
0 caught (0%)
Avg. depth of target
4.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
—
0 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 0 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted2 targets charted

29% comp4.0 avg. depth— YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (50%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farDuke#50 · 4-2533%43308.8%
2025Duke#44 · 9-5212%22004.4%
2024Duke#53 · 9-4625%117406.4%
2023Duke#26 · 8-513%1140—
2022 *Duke#44 · 9-41—————

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jake Taylor's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.

Game Log

Jake 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

5.0 avg. game scoreBest: 5.8 vs William & Mary (Week 4)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1TulaneW 17–34.0155.005
2@IllinoisW 31–275.111111.0011
3StanfordW 35–7—no stats recorded
4William & MaryW 62–75.82178.5010
6@Georgia TechL 25–28—no stats recorded
7North CarolinaL 20–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games5.04338.3011

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41115th / 1995
Yards331231st / 1981
Yards / catch8.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Tulane—76~30 (14–43)2·39%
Wk 2 · Illinois✓ TE56~26 (12–37)3·46%
Wk 3 · Stanford—71~22 (10–31)1·31%
Wk 4 · William & Mary—71~33 (15–47)4146%
Wk 7 · North Carolina✓ TE71~28 (13–40)2·39%
Season2 GS421139 (96–187)12133%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Duke roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Jeremiah HasleyTESR21250020%+0.42
44Nate KuriskyTESR53808%+0.42
15Jake TaylorTESR43308%-0.88
46Tony BoggsTEJR—————
80Benjamin MoseleyTEFR—————
81Brett ElliottTESO—————
84Jack GaskinsTEFR—————

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. Duke depth chart →