Player Dossier

2010-2014

Arizona State

Taylor Kelly

QB • 6'2" • Eagle, ID, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Taylor Kelly is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

87%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

65

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

52

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UC Davis

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8111

Eagle · Eagle, ID

Committed To
Arizona State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Taylor Kelly, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Arizona State. Taylor Kelly is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
10,223
Passing yards
8,819
Rushing yards
1,404
Touchdowns
92

Quick Answers

Taylor Kelly quick answers

Latest team and position
Arizona State · QB
Career Total Offense
10,223
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 39 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · Arizona State
Top game
UC Davis
Recruit profile
3-star · Eagle · Arizona State
High school pipeline
Eagle · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2014
2014 Total offense rank
2,370 total offense · QB 85th (top 27%) · Pac-12 12th (top 9%) · National 87th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonArizona State00000-
2011 Regular SeasonArizona State2553124049.3
2012 PostseasonArizona State1334826781572.9
2012 Regular SeasonArizona State133,2072,7724352572.9
2013 PostseasonArizona State14260125135178.4
2013 Regular SeasonArizona State143,9833,5104733678.4
2014 PostseasonArizona State1026424024265.1
2014 Regular SeasonArizona State102,1061,8742322365.1

Related Context

Taylor Kelly played QB for Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taylor Kelly recorded 8,819 passing yards, 1,404 rushing yards, and 92 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Arizona State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

Arizona State paired 4,243 primary output with 63.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 63.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Postseason · Arizona State

Games

10

Primary Metric / G

237

Efficiency

63.2

Usage

24.3

Consistency

87.3

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Duke: 264. Weber State: 252. New Mexico: 276. Colorado: 265. Washington: 187. Utah: 260. Notre Dame: 242. Oregon State: 279. Washington State: 203. Arizona: 142

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 43 by 64. Weber State: 30 by 71.7. New Mexico: 30 by 79.8. Colorado: 27 by 84.8. Washington: 40 by 51.2. Utah: 46 by 59.1. Notre Dame: 35 by 59.7. Oregon State: 54 by 49.2. Washington State: 34 by 59.3. Arizona: 34 by 53.4

Split Comparison

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

Wins243.6 · Games = 8 · +33.1 vs Losses
Losses210.5 · Games = 2 · -33.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico

Best efficiency game

84.8 vs Colorado

Result
Sat 12/27@ DukeW 36-31243424070.620649242.70016
Fri 11/28@ ArizonaL 35-42132214459.12053.412-2-0.2008
Sat 11/22vs Washington State3+ TDW 52-31152523260.04059.39-29-3.2004
Sun 11/16@ Oregon StateL 27-35224426450.02249.210151.50011
Sat 11/8vs Notre Dame3+ TDW 55-31172822460.73159.77182.6019
Sun 11/2vs UtahDual-threatW 19-16183220556.31159.114553.90014
Sun 10/26@ WashingtonW 24-10142518056.02151.21570.50016
Sun 9/14@ Colorado3+ TD · Dual-threatW 38-24132119561.93084.867011.70150
Sat 9/6@ New Mexico3+ TD · Dual-threatW 58-23112019255.02079.810848.40152
Fri 8/29vs Weber StateW 45-14182723866.71071.73144.70016

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

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    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.

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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