Player Dossier

2008-2010

Florida State

Taiwan Easterling

WR • 5'11" • Hattiesburg, MS, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Taiwan Easterling reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

47

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Florida State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Player Story

Taiwan Easterling built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Hattiesburg, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Taiwan Easterling's career was his...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.8333

Oak Grove · Hattiesburg, MS

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Taiwan Easterling, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Florida State. Taiwan Easterling reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,315
Receptions
108
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Taiwan Easterling quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,315
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Florida State
Top game
Wake Forest
Recruit profile
3-star · Oak Grove · Florida State
High school pipeline
Oak Grove · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 8 · Class 2010
2010 Receiving yards rank
551 receiving yards · WR 143rd (top 18%) · ACC 16th (top 9%) · National 154th (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonFlorida State1115063.2
2008 Regular SeasonFlorida State1129317163.2
2009 PostseasonFlorida State12333065.3
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida State1232409265.3
2010 PostseasonFlorida State14210170.4
2010 Regular SeasonFlorida State1441541470.4

Related Context

Taiwan Easterling played WR for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Taiwan Easterling recorded 20 rushing yards, 1,315 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Florida State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Florida State paired 551 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 70.7 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: Wake Forest

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2010 Postseason · Florida State

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

39.4

Efficiency

70.7

Usage

16.6

Consistency

55.6

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 10. Samford: 56. Oklahoma: 64. BYU: 6. Wake Forest: 112. Virginia: 7. Miami: 53. Boston College: 42. NC State: 29. North Carolina: 33. Clemson: 22. Maryland: 3. Florida: 35. Virginia Tech: 79

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 2 by 33.3. Samford: 4 by 93.3. Oklahoma: 3 by 100. BYU: 1 by 40. Wake Forest: 6 by 100. Virginia: 1 by 46.7. Miami: 4 by 88.3. Boston College: 3 by 93.3. NC State: 1 by 100. North Carolina: 6 by 36.7. Clemson: 2 by 73.3. Maryland: 1 by 20. Florida: 3 by 77.8. Virginia Tech: 6 by 87.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins34.6 · Games = 10 · -16.6 vs Losses
Losses51.3 · Games = 4 · +16.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

100 vs NC State

Result
Sat 1/1vs South CarolinaW 26-172105517
Sun 12/5@ Virginia TechL 33-4467913.213.20029
Sat 11/27vs FloridaW 31-733511.711.70115
Sun 11/21@ MarylandW 30-16133303
Sun 11/14vs ClemsonW 16-132221111018
Sat 11/6vs North CarolinaL 35-376335.55.5019
Thu 10/28@ NC StateL 24-281292929029
Sat 10/16vs Boston CollegeW 24-193421414023
Sun 10/10@ MiamiW 45-17453913.30031
Sat 10/2@ VirginiaW 34-14177707
Sat 9/25vs Wake Forest100 receiving yardsW 31-0611218.718.70028
Sat 9/18vs BYUW 34-10166606
Sat 9/11@ OklahomaL 17-4736421.321.30147
Sat 9/4vs SamfordW 59-64561414117

Player Story

Taiwan Easterling story

Taiwan Easterling built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Hattiesburg, MS wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Taiwan Easterling's career was his receiving role: 108 catches, 1,315 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 20 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 rushing yards and 40 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Taiwan Easterling's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Florida State

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonFlorida State32266.916.5
2008 Regular SeasonFlorida State32266.916.50
2009 PostseasonFlorida State44279.412.4120
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida State44279.412.40
2010 PostseasonFlorida State55170.716.6109
2010 Regular SeasonFlorida State55170.716.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Wake Forest

Week 4 · W 31-0 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Georgia Tech

Week 6 · L 44-49 · Conference game

104

Receiving Yards

88 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Chattanooga

Week 3 · W 46-7

53

Receiving Yards

82.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 70.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Virginia Tech

Week 14 · L 33-44 · Conference game

79

Receiving Yards

81.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 87.8 efficiency score.

#5

@ Miami

Week 6 · W 41-39 · Conference game

41

Receiving Yards

79.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Florida State

551 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 16.6 usage

70.4

#2

2010 Regular Season · Florida State

70.4

551 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 16.6 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Florida State

65.3

442 primary · 79.4 efficiency · 12.4 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games