Snap share
18%
2 of 3 started · likely 10–23%
Receptions
4
1115th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
67
882nd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
16.8
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.87
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · +6.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.87
Passing+0.87
1st down+1.82
2nd down+1.08
3rd down-0.40
Standard downs+1.01
Passing downs+0.76
TaylorWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down5%
3rd down4%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs5%
TaylorWR/TE average

Charting

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

Targets
7
4 caught (57%)
Avg. depth of target
9.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.0
15 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
33
of 48 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

57% comp9.0 avg. depth5.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (33%), 1 caught (50%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target250% · 8yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (33%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 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: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per target1100% · 25yRight, 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farVanderbilt#59 · 3-4318%—————
2023Vanderbilt#115 · 2-10524%301033.4135.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Walter Taylor's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Walter 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

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Ole Miss (Week 6)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Austin PeayW 28–9—no stats recorded
2DelawareW 35–266.811919.0119
3NC StateW 35–31—no stats recorded
4@AuburnL 15–214.7188.008
5@GeorgiaL 14–38—no stats recorded
6Ole MissL 17–526.924020.0025
7ArkansasL 21–31—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games6.146716.8125

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41115th / 1995
Yards67882nd / 1981
Yards / catch16.8—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long25—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · Delaware✓ TE69~22 (10–31)132%
Wk 4 · Auburn✓ TE75~17 (8–24)123%
Wk 6 · Ole Miss—73~40 (34–48)555%
Season2 GS44779 (43–105)718%

Position Room

8 TEs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
8Jayvontay ConnerTEJR13146011%+0.20
Cole SpenceTE672010%+0.40
Walter TaylorTE46717%+0.87
Maurice VeneyTE26504%+0.53
46Palmer RileyTEFR—————
49Elijah RooneyTEJR—————
82Adam GehmTEFR—————
86Tilden RileyTEFR—————

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. Vanderbilt depth chart →