EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Where Taylor's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Vanderbilt#59 · 3-4 | 3 | 18% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt#115 · 2-10 | 5 | 24% | 30 | 103 | 3.4 | 1 | 35.3% |
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.
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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1115th / 1995 |
| Yards | 67 | 882nd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 16.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 25 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Delaware | ✓ TE | 69 | ~22 (10–31) | 1 | 32% |
| Wk 4 · Auburn | ✓ TE | 75 | ~17 (8–24) | 1 | 23% |
| Wk 6 · Ole Miss | — | 73 | ~40 (34–48) | 5 | 55% |
| Season | 2 GS | 447 | 79 (43–105) | 7 | 18% |
8 TEs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jayvontay Conner | TE | JR | 13 | 146 | 0 | 11% | +0.20 |
| Cole Spence | TE | 6 | 72 | 0 | 10% | +0.40 | ||
| Walter Taylor | TE | 4 | 67 | 1 | 7% | +0.87 | ||
| Maurice Veney | TE | 2 | 65 | 0 | 4% | +0.53 | ||
| 46 | Palmer Riley | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Elijah Rooney | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Adam Gehm | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Tilden Riley | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →