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

60%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

11

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

19

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

2013 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 58.5 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: North Texas

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Postseason · Rice

Games

14

Primary Metric / G

200.6

Efficiency

58.5

Usage

23.2

Consistency

86.4

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 82. Texas A&M: 258. Kansas: 165. Houston: 246. Florida Atlantic: 140. Tulsa: 188. UTSA: 224. New Mexico State: 179. UTEP: 285. North Texas: 252. Louisiana Tech: 168. UAB: 231. Tulane: 161. Marshall: 230

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 21 by 50. Texas A&M: 38 by 68.2. Kansas: 39 by 41.1. Houston: 47 by 53.4. Florida Atlantic: 39 by 50.1. Tulsa: 34 by 55.4. UTSA: 31 by 64.1. New Mexico State: 27 by 69.8. UTEP: 29 by 67. North Texas: 43 by 55.4. Louisiana Tech: 29 by 54.7. UAB: 39 by 64.9. Tulane: 42 by 50.9. Marshall: 23 by 74.6

Split Comparison

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

Wins197.1 · Games = 10 · -12.4 vs Losses
Losses209.5 · Games = 4 · +12.4 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

North Texas

Best efficiency game

74.6 vs Marshall

Result
Tue 12/31@ Mississippi StateL 7-448158453.300506-2-0.3006
Sat 12/7vs MarshallW 41-2481619650.01074.67344.90022
Sat 11/30vs TulaneW 17-13142818050.01050.914-19-1.40012
Fri 11/22@ UABDual-threatW 37-34101913952.62064.920924.60044
Sun 11/17vs Louisiana TechW 52-14132316756.51054.7610.2006
Thu 10/31@ North TexasL 16-28182822264.32255.415302023
Sat 10/26vs UTEP3+ TDW 45-781925942.1406710262.60013
Sun 10/20@ New Mexico State3+ TD · Dual-threatW 45-198148957.11069.813906.90338
Sat 10/12@ UTSAW 27-2192118342.91064.110414.10115
Sat 10/5@ TulsaW 30-27132117761.92155.413110.80011
Sat 9/28vs Florida AtlanticDual-threatW 18-147246929.20050.115714.70032
Sat 9/21vs HoustonL 26-31213623258.30153.411141.30116
Sat 9/14vs KansasW 23-14143116845.20241.18-3-0.4005
Sat 8/31@ Texas A&MDual-threatL 31-52182918062.12268.29788.70057

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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    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

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#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

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300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

18

Above avg efficiency