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Player Dossier
2007-2010Texas Tech
Taylor Potts
QB • 6'5" • Abilene, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Taylor Potts is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Taylor Potts built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a quarterback from Abilene, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Taylor Potts' career was his passing role: 7,835...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Taylor Potts, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Texas Tech. Taylor Potts is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,653
- Passing yards
- 7,835
- Touchdowns
- 66
Quick Answers
Taylor Potts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,653
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · Texas Tech
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Abilene · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Abilene · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2010
- 2010 Total offense rank
- 3,730 total offense · QB 15th (top 6%) · Big 12 4th (top 4%) · National 15th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 389 | 409 | -20 | 3 | 31.3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 5 | 260 | 260 | 0 | 2 | 45.4 |
| 2009 Postseason | Texas Tech | 11 | 364 | 372 | -8 | 2 | 62.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 11 | 2,910 | 3,068 | -158 | 22 | 62.4 |
| 2010 Postseason | Texas Tech | 13 | 388 | 369 | 19 | 5 | 63.2 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13 | 3,342 | 3,357 | -15 | 32 | 63.2 |
Related Context
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Taylor Potts played QB for Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Taylor Potts recorded 7,835 passing yards, -182 rushing yards, and 66 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Texas Tech paired 3,730 primary output with 61.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 61.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 413 yards of offense and 82.1 efficiency. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Postseason · Texas Tech
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
286.9
Efficiency
61.1
Usage
8.3
Consistency
73.4
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 388. SMU: 339. New Mexico: 294. Texas: 129. Iowa State: 386. Baylor: 483. Oklahoma State: 216. Colorado: 274. Texas A&M: 217. Missouri: 181. Oklahoma: 136. Weber State: 274. Houston: 413
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 58 by 79.9. SMU: 56 by 55.1. New Mexico: 36 by 60.4. Texas: 38 by 43.7. Iowa State: 63 by 75.5. Baylor: 63 by 70.5. Oklahoma State: 46 by 52.2. Colorado: 40 by 53.8. Texas A&M: 38 by 53.3. Missouri: 30 by 52.4. Oklahoma: 41 by 39.8. Weber State: 25 by 75.5. Houston: 50 by 82.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins330.8 · Games = 8 · +113.9 vs Losses
Losses216.8 · Games = 5 · -113.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
82.1 vs Houston
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Northwestern300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-38 | 43 | 56 | 369 | 76.8 | 4 | 1 | 79.9 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | 13 |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Houston300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 35-20 | 32 | 46 | 373 | 69.6 | 4 | 1 | 82.1 | 4 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Weber State3+ TD | W 64-21 | 21 | 24 | 272 | 87.5 | 3 | 0 | 75.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Oklahoma | L 7-45 | 18 | 36 | 136 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 39.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/7 | vs Missouri3+ TD | W 24-17 | 19 | 28 | 188 | 67.9 | 3 | 1 | 52.4 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Texas A&M | L 27-45 | 23 | 37 | 227 | 62.2 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 | 1 | -10 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Colorado | W 27-24 | 24 | 38 | 286 | 63.2 | 2 | 1 | 53.8 | 2 | -12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Oklahoma State | L 17-34 | 28 | 43 | 226 | 65.1 | 1 | 0 | 52.2 | 3 | -10 | -3.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Baylor300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-38 | 42 | 59 | 462 | 71.2 | 4 | 1 | 70.5 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Iowa State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 38-52 | 42 | 62 | 377 | 67.7 | 5 | 1 | 75.5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Texas | L 14-24 | 21 | 35 | 158 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 43.7 | 3 | -29 | -9.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/12 | @ New Mexico3+ TD | W 52-17 | 22 | 34 | 293 | 64.7 | 3 | 0 | 60.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 9/5 | vs SMU300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 35-27 | 34 | 53 | 359 | 64.2 | 4 | 0 | 55.1 | 3 | -20 | -6.70 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Taylor Potts story
Taylor Potts built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a quarterback from Abilene, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Taylor Potts' career was his passing role: 7,835 passing yards, 62 touchdown passes, and 1,106 attempts across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Taylor Potts' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 389 | 65.4 | 4.8 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 260 | 73.9 | — | -129 |
| 2009 Postseason | Texas Tech | 3,274 | 56 | 12.1 | 3,014 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 3,274 | 56 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Texas Tech | 3,730 | 61.1 | 8.3 | 456 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 3,730 | 61.1 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SMU
Week 3 · W 43-7
Win with 95 yards of offense and 95.2 efficiency.
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Total Offense
97.6 takeover
95 total offense with 95.2 efficiency.
#2
vs Northwestern State
Week 5 · W 75-7
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Total Offense
95.9 takeover
Win with 196 yards of offense and 91.7 efficiency.
196 total offense with 91.7 efficiency.
#3
vs Oklahoma State
Week 11 · W 56-20 · Conference game
60
Total Offense
81.6 takeover
Win with 60 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
60 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#4
vs North Dakota
Week 1 · W 38-13
398
Total Offense
66.5 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
398 total offense with 54 efficiency.
#5
vs Houston
Week 13 · W 35-20
413
Total Offense
66.1 takeover
Win with 413 yards of offense and 82.1 efficiency.
413 total offense with 82.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Texas Tech
3,730 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 8.3 usage
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#2
2010 Regular Season · Texas Tech
63.2
3,730 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Texas Tech
62.4
3,274 primary · 56 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
16
250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
12
3+ TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
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