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Player Dossier
2014-2018Oklahoma State
Taylor Cornelius
QB • 6'6" • 232 lbs • Bushland, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Taylor Cornelius is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Taylor Cornelius built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from Bushland, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Taylor Cornelius' career was his passing...
Read the storyTaylor Cornelius, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Taylor Cornelius is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,679
- Passing yards
- 4,170
- Rushing yards
- 509
- Touchdowns
- 44
Quick Answers
Taylor Cornelius quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,679
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2018 Total offense rank
- 4,351 total offense · QB 4th (top 2%) · Big 12 2nd (top 2%) · National 4th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 2 | 92 | 64 | 28 | 1 | 44.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 4 | 223 | 148 | 75 | 1 | 40.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 13 | 357 | 336 | 21 | 4 | 75.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 13 | 3,994 | 3,614 | 380 | 38 | 75.1 |
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Taylor Cornelius played QB for Oklahoma State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taylor Cornelius recorded 4,170 passing yards, 509 rushing yards, and 24 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Oklahoma State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Oklahoma State paired 4,351 primary output with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Oklahoma State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
334.7
Efficiency
62.1
Usage
24.5
Consistency
84.1
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 357. Missouri State: 322. South Alabama: 431. Boise State: 284. Texas Tech: 258. Kansas: 330. Iowa State: 330. Kansas State: 239. Texas: 344. Baylor: 283. Oklahoma: 496. West Virginia: 444. TCU: 233
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 56 by 55.5. Missouri State: 38 by 74.7. South Alabama: 45 by 59.4. Boise State: 42 by 65.3. Texas Tech: 42 by 48.4. Kansas: 25 by 72.8. Iowa State: 47 by 61.9. Kansas State: 46 by 54.9. Texas: 46 by 66.4. Baylor: 52 by 57.1. Oklahoma: 58 by 60.7. West Virginia: 59 by 72.6. TCU: 49 by 57
Split Comparison
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Wins358.9 · Games = 7 · +52.4 vs Losses
Losses306.5 · Games = 6 · -52.4 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
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
74.7 vs Missouri State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | vs Missouri300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-33 | 26 | 44 | 336 | 59.1 | 4 | 2 | 55.5 | 12 | 21 | 1.80 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/25 | @ TCUDual-threat | L 24-31 | 17 | 40 | 181 | 42.5 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 52 | 5.80 | 2 | 22 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs West Virginia300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-41 | 30 | 46 | 338 | 65.2 | 5 | 2 | 72.6 | 13 | 106 | 8.20 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Oklahoma300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 47-48 | 34 | 53 | 501 | 64.2 | 3 | 0 | 60.7 | 5 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Baylor | L 31-35 | 23 | 40 | 264 | 57.5 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 12 | 19 | 1.60 | 1 | 10 |
| Sun 10/28 | vs Texas300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-35 | 23 | 34 | 321 | 67.6 | 3 | 0 | 66.4 | 12 | 23 | 1.90 | 2 | 15 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Kansas StateDual-threat | L 12-31 | 17 | 35 | 184 | 48.6 | 0 | 2 | 54.9 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Iowa State3+ TD | L 42-48 | 19 | 33 | 289 | 57.6 | 4 | 1 | 61.9 | 14 | 41 | 2.90 | 1 | 48 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Kansas300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 48-28 | 15 | 20 | 312 | 75.0 | 4 | 1 | 72.8 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Texas Tech | L 17-41 | 18 | 38 | 258 | 47.4 | 1 | 1 | 48.4 | 4 | 0 | -0.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Boise State3+ TD | W 44-21 | 15 | 26 | 243 | 57.7 | 1 | 0 | 65.3 | 16 | 41 | 2.60 | 2 | 12 |
| Sun 9/9 | vs South Alabama300-yard game | W 55-13 | 25 | 40 | 428 | 62.5 | 1 | 2 | 59.4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 34 |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Missouri State3+ TD | W 58-17 | 24 | 34 | 295 | 70.6 | 5 | 1 | 74.7 | 4 | 27 | 6.80 | 0 | 32 |
Player Story
Taylor Cornelius story
Taylor Cornelius built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from Bushland, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Taylor Cornelius' career was his passing role: 4,170 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes, 507 attempts, and 509 rushing yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Oklahoma State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 509 rushing yards, 24 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma State.
The arc is straightforward: Taylor Cornelius moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 13 | 23.8 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 92 | 82 | 15.8 | 79 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 223 | 73.4 | 5.9 | 131 |
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 4,351 | 62.1 | 24.5 | 4,128 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 4,351 | 62.1 | 24.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Pittsburgh
Week 3 · W 59-21
Win with 75 yards of offense and 86.7 efficiency.
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Total Offense
91.4 takeover
75 total offense with 86.7 efficiency.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 12 · W 45-41 · Conference game
444
Total Offense
76.4 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
444 total offense with 72.6 efficiency.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 3 · W 44-21
284
Total Offense
72.9 takeover
Win with 284 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency.
284 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.
#4
vs SE Louisiana
Week 1 · W 61-7
82
Total Offense
68.2 takeover
Win with 82 yards of offense and 69.5 efficiency.
82 total offense with 69.5 efficiency.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 1 · W 38-33 · Postseason
357
Total Offense
67.9 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
357 total offense with 55.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Oklahoma State
4,351 primary output · 62.1 efficiency · 24.5 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
75.1
4,351 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 24.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
44.1
92 primary · 82 efficiency · 15.8 usage
Milestones
10
250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
8
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
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