Player Dossier

2009-2013

Rice

Taylor McHargue

QB • 6'2" • Cedar Park, TX, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Taylor McHargue is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall

Player Story

Taylor McHargue built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Cedar Park, TX wearing No. 16, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Taylor McHargue's career was his passing role: 6,117...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.85

Vista Ridge · Leander, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Taylor McHargue, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Rice. Taylor McHargue is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
7,523
Passing yards
6,117
Rushing yards
1,406
Touchdowns
60

Quick Answers

Taylor McHargue quick answers

Latest team and position
Rice · QB
Career Total Offense
7,523
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Rice
Top game
Marshall
Recruit profile
3-star · Vista Ridge · Rice
High school pipeline
Vista Ridge · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 16 · Class 2013
2013 Total offense rank
2,809 total offense · QB 55th (top 18%) · Conference USA 5th (top 4%) · National 55th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonRice00000-
2010 Regular SeasonRice5642491151738.4
2011 Regular SeasonRice81,1961,072124852.1
2012 PostseasonRice12703139175.8
2012 Regular SeasonRice122,8062,1786282275.8
2013 PostseasonRice148284-2073.6
2013 Regular SeasonRice142,7272,2614662273.6

Related Context

Taylor McHargue played QB for Rice. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taylor McHargue recorded 6,117 passing yards, 1,406 rushing yards, and 60 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Rice.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Rice paired 2,876 primary output with 62.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 62.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Marshall

Loss 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 · Rice

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

239.7

Efficiency

62.7

Usage

28.8

Consistency

76.8

Best Game by takeover score

Marshall

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 70. UCLA: 267. Kansas: 254. Louisiana Tech: 298. Marshall: 467. Memphis: 123. UTSA: 212. Tulsa: 204. Southern Miss: 103. Tulane: 319. SMU: 335. UTEP: 224

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 18 by 61.6. UCLA: 50 by 60.2. Kansas: 47 by 56.4. Louisiana Tech: 50 by 66.8. Marshall: 53 by 80.3. Memphis: 39 by 48.1. UTSA: 28 by 73.1. Tulsa: 48 by 52.6. Southern Miss: 20 by 60.7. Tulane: 39 by 67.9. SMU: 52 by 64.8. UTEP: 45 by 59.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins216.7 · Games = 7 · -55.1 vs Losses
Losses271.8 · Games = 5 · +55.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Marshall

Best efficiency game

80.3 vs Marshall

Result
Sat 12/29@ Air ForceW 33-14683175.01061.610393.90020
Sun 11/25@ UTEPW 33-24213020770.00059.715171.1009
Sat 11/17vs SMU3+ TDW 36-14243629766.72064.816382.40113
Sat 11/3@ TulaneDual-threatW 49-47122025960.00167.919603.20215
Sat 10/27vs Southern MissW 44-177128058.31060.78232.90012
Sat 10/20@ TulsaDual-threatL 24-28153514742.91152.613574.40120
Sat 10/13vs UTSADual-threatW 34-14122114457.10173.17689.70244
Sat 10/6@ MemphisL 10-14163011753.30048.1960.70013
Sat 9/22vs Marshall300-yard game · 3+ TDL 51-54213631458.33080.3171539147
Sat 9/15@ Louisiana Tech3+ TD · Dual-threatL 37-56203420558.82066.816935.80314
Sat 9/8@ KansasW 25-24233523665.70156.412181.50012
Thu 8/30vs UCLA3+ TD · Dual-threatL 24-49172817260.72160.222954.30140

Player Story

Taylor McHargue story

Taylor McHargue built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Cedar Park, TX wearing No. 16, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Taylor McHargue's career was his passing role: 6,117 passing yards, 43 touchdown passes, 881 attempts, and 1,406 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,406 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Taylor McHargue's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Rice

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonRice0
2010 Regular SeasonRice64249.219.3642
2011 Regular SeasonRice1,19650.525.2554
2012 PostseasonRice2,87662.728.81,680
2012 Regular SeasonRice2,87662.728.80
2013 PostseasonRice2,80958.523.2-67
2013 Regular SeasonRice2,80958.523.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Marshall

Week 4 · L 51-54 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

467

Total Offense

85.3 takeover

467 total offense with 80.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Baylor

Week 4 · L 31-56

304

Total Offense

81.2 takeover

Loss with 304 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency.

304 total offense with 59.6 efficiency.

#3

vs East Carolina

Week 12 · W 62-38 · Conference game

313

Total Offense

78.1 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

313 total offense with 86.2 efficiency.

#4

vs SMU

Week 12 · W 36-14 · Conference game

335

Total Offense

75.1 takeover

Win with 335 yards of offense and 64.8 efficiency.

335 total offense with 64.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Purdue

Week 2 · W 24-22

266

Total Offense

75 takeover

Win with 266 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency.

266 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Rice

2,876 primary output · 62.7 efficiency · 28.8 usage

75.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · Rice

75.8

2,876 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 28.8 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Rice

73.6

2,809 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 23.2 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

18

Above avg efficiency