Player Dossier

2018-2021

Oregon State

Kolby Taylor

WR • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Chandler, AZ, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Kolby Taylor reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

39

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

36

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

51

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon

Player Story

Kolby Taylor built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Kolby Taylor's career was his receiving role: 49...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8678

Chandler · Chandler, AZ

Committed To
Oregon State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Kolby Taylor, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Oregon State. Kolby Taylor reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
536
Receptions
49
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Kolby Taylor quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
536
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Oregon State
Top game
Oregon
Recruit profile
3-star · Chandler · Oregon State
High school pipeline
Chandler · 58 FBS recruits · 8 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Junior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonOregon State4793042.1
2019 Regular SeasonOregon State922219166.3
2020 Regular SeasonOregon State620224161
2021 Regular SeasonOregon State0-00-

Related Context

Kolby Taylor played WR for Oregon State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kolby Taylor recorded 1 rushing yards, 536 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Oregon State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Oregon State paired 219 primary output with 59.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 59.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon

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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2020 Regular Season · Oregon State

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

37.3

Efficiency

59.9

Usage

15.5

Consistency

32.5

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 55. Washington: 20. California: 4. Oregon: 114. Utah: 28. Stanford: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 7 by 52.4. Washington: 2 by 66.7. California: 1 by 26.7. Oregon: 7 by 100. Utah: 2 by 93.3. Stanford: 1 by 20

Split Comparison

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

Wins59 · Games = 2 · +32.5 vs Losses
Losses26.5 · Games = 4 · -32.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oregon

Best efficiency game

100 vs Oregon

Result
Sun 12/13vs StanfordL 24-27132303
Sun 12/6@ UtahL 24-302281414121
Sat 11/28vs Oregon100 receiving yardsW 41-38711416.316.30031
Sat 11/21vs CaliforniaW 31-27144404
Sun 11/15@ WashingtonL 21-272201010011
Sun 11/8vs Washington StateL 28-387557.97.90019

Player Story

Kolby Taylor story

Kolby Taylor built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Kolby Taylor's career was his receiving role: 49 catches, 536 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard and 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kolby Taylor'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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    Oregon State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonOregon State9366.78.7
2019 Regular SeasonOregon State21959.211.8126
2020 Regular SeasonOregon State22459.915.55
2021 Regular SeasonOregon State0-224

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oregon

Week 13 · W 41-38 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

114

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ UCLA

Week 6 · W 48-31 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

79 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Nevada

Week 3 · L 35-37

60

Receiving Yards

76.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Utah

Week 7 · L 7-52 · Conference game

36

Receiving Yards

64.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 48 efficiency score.

#5

@ California

Week 8 · W 21-17 · Conference game

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Receiving Yards

62.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Oregon State

219 primary output · 59.2 efficiency · 11.8 usage

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#2

2020 Regular Season · Oregon State

61

224 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 15.5 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Oregon State

42.1

93 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games