Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Charting
Where Taylor's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Career
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#64 · 3-5 | 3 | 16% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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.
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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Austin Peay | W 28–9 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Delaware | W 35–26 | 6.8 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 |  NC State | W 35–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ Auburn | L 15–21 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | @ Georgia | L 14–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Ole Miss | L 17–52 | 6.9 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 |  Arkansas | L 21–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 | @ Kentucky | L 17–34 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 6.1 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | 25 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1233rd / 2089 |
| Yards | 67 | 995th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 16.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 25 | — |
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
| 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 | 500 | 79 (43–105) | 7 | 16% |
Position Room
8 TEs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jayvontay Conner | TE | JR | 15 | 166 | 1 | 11% | +0.32 |
| Cole Spence | TE | 11 | 121 | 0 | 11% | +0.49 | ||
| 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 →