Player Career

Taylor Kelly Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Taylor Kelly story

Taylor Kelly built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Eagle, ID wearing No. 10, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Taylor Kelly's career was his passing role: 8,819 passing yards, 79 touchdown passes, 1,125 attempts, and 1,404 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Arizona State. 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 1,404 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State.

The arc is straightforward: Taylor Kelly 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Arizona State

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20102011201220122013201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonArizona State0
2011 Regular SeasonArizona State5594.12.855
2012 PostseasonArizona State3,55568.723.93,500
2012 Regular SeasonArizona State3,55568.723.90
2013 PostseasonArizona State4,24363.429.8688
2013 Regular SeasonArizona State4,24363.429.80
2014 PostseasonArizona State2,37063.224.3-1,873
2014 Regular SeasonArizona State2,37063.224.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UC Davis

Week 1 · W 48-14

Win with 31 yards of offense and 88.2 efficiency.

31

Total Offense

94.1 takeover

31 total offense with 88.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Colorado

Week 7 · W 51-17 · Conference game

375

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

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

375 total offense with 77.7 efficiency.

#3

@ UCLA

Week 13 · W 38-33 · Conference game

324

Total Offense

82.5 takeover

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

324 total offense with 72.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Notre Dame

Week 6 · L 34-37

367

Total Offense

80.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

367 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.

#5

@ New Mexico

Week 2 · W 58-23

276

Total Offense

75 takeover

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

276 total offense with 79.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Arizona State

4,243 primary output · 63.4 efficiency · 29.8 usage

78.4

#2

2013 Regular Season · Arizona State

78.4

4,243 primary · 63.4 efficiency · 29.8 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Arizona State

72.9

3,555 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 23.9 usage

Milestones

14

250+ passing yards

13

300+ total offense

18

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency