#15
Duke · 2026

Jake Taylor

TESenior6' 5", 240 lbsApex, NC
Duke Blue Devils6-2 · TDC #39
Snap share
30%
2 of 6 started · likely 23–42%
Receptions
5
1122nd of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
76
925th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.2
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.60
14 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

14 plays · -8.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.60
Passing-0.60
1st down+0.18
2nd down-0.32
Standard downs-0.48
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 plays4%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down4%
3rd down0%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs3%
TaylorWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets14—
Target share8.4%—
Catch rate35.7%—
Success rate per target28.6%—
Yards per target5.4—
Explosive catches7.1%—
Deep-target rate21.4%—
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
14
5 caught (36%)
Avg. depth of target
11.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.8
34 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
42
of 76 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
21%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted14 targets charted

36% comp11.0 avg. depth6.8 YAC/catch21% 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: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (21%), 3 caught (100%), 22 yds, 7.3 per target3100% · 22yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 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 (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 43 yds, 43.0 per target1100% · 43yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 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#39 · 6-2630%57608.4%
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

5.5 avg. game scoreBest: 7.0 at Virginia (Week 8)0 of 4 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
8@VirginiaW 19–167.014343.0043
9Boston CollegeW 47–2—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games5.557615.2043

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions51122nd / 2089
Yards76925th / 2074
Yards / catch15.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long43—

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%
Wk 8 · Virginia—50~24 (11–34)2·48%
Season2 GS537163 (125–227)14130%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Duke roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Jeremiah HasleyTESR24305118%+0.47
44Nate KuriskyTESR64107%+0.32
15Jake TaylorTESR57608%-0.60
46Tony BoggsTEJR—————
80Benjamin MoseleyTEFR—————
81Brett ElliottTESO———4%-0.33
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 →