Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
UCF paired 468 primary output with 60.5 efficiency.
Player Stats
Taj McGowan College Stats
Career production, season-by-season totals, and the selected-season workbench are grouped here for stat-first searches.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,218
- Rushing yards
- 1,123
- Receiving yards
- 95
- Touchdowns
- 19
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UCF | 8 | 275 | 262 | 13 | 1 | 57.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | UCF | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCF | 9 | 202 | 156 | 46 | 2 | 33.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCF | 10 | 271 | 235 | 36 | 8 | 47.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 62.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 462 | 464 | -2 | 7 | 62.5 |
Player insights
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.5 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: Memphis
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · UCF
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
36
Efficiency
60.5
Usage
8.7
Consistency
64.5
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 6. UConn: 34. South Carolina State: 33. Florida Atlantic: 35. Pittsburgh: 36. SMU: 15. Memphis: 81. East Carolina: 27. Temple: 56. Navy: 16. Cincinnati: 50. South Florida: 72. Memphis: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 2 by 31.3. UConn: 3 by 97.2. South Carolina State: 9 by 38.2. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 52.1. Pittsburgh: 5 by 75. SMU: 5 by 31.3. Memphis: 4 by 100. East Carolina: 6 by 55. Temple: 6 by 88.9. Navy: 6 by 27.8. Cincinnati: 6 by 84.7. South Florida: 11 by 68.2. Memphis: 2 by 36.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38.5 · Games = 12 · +32.5 vs Losses
Losses6 · Games = 1 · -32.5 vs Wins
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