Usage / Role
79%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Nebraska
Taylor Martinez
QB • 6'1" • Corona, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Taylor Martinez is a balanced quarterback profile with 22.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Taylor Martinez built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Corona, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Taylor Martinez's career was his passing role: 7,258...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Taylor Martinez, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Nebraska. Taylor Martinez is a balanced quarterback profile with 22.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 10,233
- Passing yards
- 7,258
- Rushing yards
- 2,975
- Touchdowns
- 87
Quick Answers
Taylor Martinez quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 10,233
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Pickerington North · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Pickerington North · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2013
- 2013 Total offense rank
- 784 total offense · QB 156th (top 49%) · Big Ten 29th (top 22%) · National 240th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Postseason | Nebraska | 12 | 76 | 53 | 23 | 1 | 68.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 2,520 | 1,578 | 942 | 21 | 68.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | Nebraska | 13 | 153 | 116 | 37 | 1 | 73.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Nebraska | 13 | 2,810 | 1,973 | 837 | 21 | 73.1 |
| 2012 Postseason | Nebraska | 14 | 250 | 204 | 46 | 2 | 80.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Nebraska | 14 | 3,640 | 2,667 | 973 | 31 | 80.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Nebraska | 4 | 784 | 667 | 117 | 10 | 54.1 |
Related Context
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Taylor Martinez played QB for Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taylor Martinez recorded 7,258 passing yards, 2,975 rushing yards, and 1 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Nebraska paired 3,890 primary output with 66.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 66.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Nebraska
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
277.9
Efficiency
66.6
Usage
30.6
Consistency
86
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 250. Southern Miss: 364. UCLA: 291. Arkansas State: 234. Idaho State: 180. Wisconsin: 288. Ohio State: 254. Northwestern: 407. Michigan: 224. Michigan State: 365. Penn State: 275. Minnesota: 330. Iowa: 104. Wisconsin: 324
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 47 by 53.9. Southern Miss: 40 by 70. UCLA: 44 by 69.1. Arkansas State: 25 by 85.5. Idaho State: 20 by 72.7. Wisconsin: 42 by 73.2. Ohio State: 43 by 51.4. Northwestern: 57 by 69.6. Michigan: 38 by 60.2. Michigan State: 53 by 62. Penn State: 35 by 75.1. Minnesota: 37 by 72.1. Iowa: 30 by 55.1. Wisconsin: 52 by 61.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins277.1 · Games = 10 · -2.6 vs Losses
Losses279.8 · Games = 4 · +2.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
85.5 vs Arkansas State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Georgia | L 31-45 | 16 | 27 | 204 | 59.3 | 2 | 2 | 53.9 | 20 | 46 | 2.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 12/2 | @ WisconsinDual-threat | L 31-70 | 17 | 33 | 184 | 51.5 | 0 | 2 | 61.9 | 19 | 140 | 7.40 | 2 | 76 |
| Fri 11/23 | @ Iowa | W 13-7 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 16 | 41 | 2.60 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Minnesota300-yard game | W 38-14 | 21 | 29 | 308 | 72.4 | 2 | 0 | 72.1 | 8 | 22 | 2.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Penn StateDual-threat | W 32-23 | 12 | 20 | 171 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 75.1 | 15 | 104 | 6.90 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Michigan State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 28-24 | 16 | 36 | 160 | 44.4 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 17 | 205 | 12.10 | 2 | 71 |
| Sun 10/28 | vs MichiganDual-threat | W 23-9 | 14 | 24 | 166 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | 60.2 | 14 | 58 | 4.10 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Northwestern300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 29-28 | 27 | 39 | 342 | 69.2 | 3 | 0 | 69.6 | 18 | 65 | 3.60 | 1 | 15 |
| Sun 10/7 | @ Ohio State3+ TD | L 38-63 | 15 | 25 | 214 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 | 51.4 | 18 | 40 | 2.20 | 2 | 20 |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Wisconsin3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 30-27 | 17 | 29 | 181 | 58.6 | 2 | 0 | 73.2 | 13 | 107 | 8.20 | 1 | 38 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Idaho State | W 73-7 | 9 | 13 | 165 | 69.2 | 2 | 0 | 72.7 | 7 | 15 | 2.10 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Arkansas State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 42-13 | 13 | 14 | 180 | 92.9 | 2 | 0 | 85.5 | 11 | 54 | 4.90 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ UCLADual-threat | L 30-36 | 17 | 31 | 179 | 54.8 | 0 | 1 | 69.1 | 13 | 112 | 8.60 | 1 | 92 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Southern Miss300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 49-20 | 26 | 34 | 354 | 76.5 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 10 | 1.70 | 0 | 10 |
Player Story
Taylor Martinez story
Taylor Martinez built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Corona, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Taylor Martinez's career was his passing role: 7,258 passing yards, 56 touchdown passes, 962 attempts, and 2,975 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Nebraska. 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 2,975 rushing yards and 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.
The arc is straightforward: Taylor Martinez 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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- 1
Nebraska
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201020112011201220122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Nebraska | 2,596 | 66.5 | 31.5 | 2,596 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2,596 | 66.5 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Nebraska | 2,963 | 62.1 | 33.6 | 367 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2,963 | 62.1 | 33.6 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Nebraska | 3,890 | 66.6 | 30.6 | 927 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3,890 | 66.6 | 30.6 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Nebraska | 784 | 59.9 | 22.2 | -3,106 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 8 · W 51-41 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
435
Total Offense
91.8 takeover
435 total offense with 75.4 efficiency.
#2
vs Fresno State
Week 2 · W 42-29
385
Total Offense
91.4 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
385 total offense with 74.1 efficiency.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 8 · W 29-28 · Conference game
407
Total Offense
86.8 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
407 total offense with 69.6 efficiency.
#4
@ Kansas State
Week 6 · W 48-13 · Conference game
369
Total Offense
85.7 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
369 total offense with 92.9 efficiency.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 10 · W 28-24 · Conference game
365
Total Offense
82 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
365 total offense with 62 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Nebraska
3,890 primary output · 66.6 efficiency · 30.6 usage
80.1
#2
2012 Regular Season · Nebraska
80.1
3,890 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 30.6 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Nebraska
73.1
2,963 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 33.6 usage
Milestones
5
250+ passing yards
9
300+ total offense
17
3+ TD games
28
Above avg efficiency
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