Player Dossier

2014-2014

Old Dominion

Taylor Heinicke

QB • 6'1" • Atlanta, GA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Taylor Heinicke is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

88%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

64

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

66

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Old Dominion

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Old Dominion
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Player Story

Taylor Heinicke built his college career in 2014 as a quarterback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Taylor Heinicke's career was his passing role: 3,476 passing...

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Taylor Heinicke, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Taylor Heinicke is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
3,615
Passing yards
3,476
Rushing yards
139
Touchdowns
32

Quick Answers

Taylor Heinicke quick answers

Latest team and position
Old Dominion · QB
Career Total Offense
3,615
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 17 games
Best season
2014 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Top game
Rice
Latest roster
No. 14 · Class 2014
2014 Total offense rank
3,615 total offense · QB 23rd (top 8%) · Conference USA 3rd (top 3%) · National 23rd (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonOld Dominion123,6153,4761393272.7

Related Context

Taylor Heinicke played QB for Old Dominion. Across 1 tracked season, Taylor Heinicke recorded 3,476 passing yards, 139 rushing yards, and 2 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Old Dominion.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Old Dominion paired 3,615 primary output with 58.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 58.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Win with 466 yards of offense and 72.8 efficiency. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Regular Season · Old Dominion

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

301.3

Efficiency

58.6

Usage

24.1

Consistency

78.8

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hampton: 275. NC State: 296. Eastern Michigan: 191. Rice: 466. Middle Tennessee: 378. Marshall: 69. UTEP: 218. Western Kentucky: 475. Vanderbilt: 316. Florida International: 367. Louisiana Tech: 291. Florida Atlantic: 273

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hampton: 47 by 52.8. NC State: 55 by 61.6. Eastern Michigan: 35 by 50.8. Rice: 51 by 72.8. Middle Tennessee: 56 by 55.1. Marshall: 32 by 38.1. UTEP: 32 by 62.2. Western Kentucky: 44 by 63.9. Vanderbilt: 38 by 78.6. Florida International: 48 by 68. Louisiana Tech: 43 by 48.9. Florida Atlantic: 56 by 50.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins310.5 · Games = 6 · +18.5 vs Losses
Losses292 · Games = 6 · -18.5 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

Rice

Best efficiency game

78.6 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 11/29@ Florida Atlantic3+ TDW 31-28325028264.03150.86-9-1.5008
Sat 11/22vs Louisiana Tech300-yard gameW 30-27294030272.52448.93-11-3.7008
Sat 11/8vs Florida International300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-35203531557.1206813524121
Sat 11/1@ VanderbiltL 28-42213629158.32178.622512.50018
Sat 10/25@ Western Kentucky300-yard game · 3+ TDL 51-66274047167.53263.944105
Sun 10/12@ UTEP3+ TDL 35-42132519652.03062.27223.10015
Sat 10/4vs MarshallL 14-5610258540.01138.17-16-2.30011
Sat 9/27vs Middle Tennessee300-yard game · 3+ TDL 28-41294436265.94355.112161.30024
Sat 9/20@ Rice300-yard game · 3+ TDW 45-42274343062.85072.88364.50135
Sat 9/13vs Eastern MichiganW 17-3173018756.70150.8540.80012
Sat 9/6@ NC StateL 34-46354927471.42161.66223.70016
Sat 8/30vs Hampton3+ TDW 41-28294028172.53252.87-6-0.9003

Player Story

Taylor Heinicke story

Taylor Heinicke built his college career in 2014 as a quarterback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Taylor Heinicke's career was his passing role: 3,476 passing yards, 30 touchdown passes, 457 attempts, and 139 rushing yards across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Old Dominion. 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 139 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Old Dominion.

The arc is straightforward: Taylor Heinicke 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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    Old Dominion

    2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOld Dominion3,61558.624.1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Rice

Week 4 · W 45-42 · Conference game

Win with 466 yards of offense and 72.8 efficiency.

466

Total Offense

85.2 takeover

466 total offense with 72.8 efficiency.

#2

@ Idaho

Week 11

553

Total Offense

83.3 takeover

Game with 553 yards of offense and 66.5 efficiency.

553 total offense with 66.5 efficiency.

#3

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 5 · L 28-41 · Conference game

378

Total Offense

78.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

378 total offense with 55.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Florida International

Week 11 · W 38-35 · Conference game

367

Total Offense

76.7 takeover

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

367 total offense with 68 efficiency.

#5

@ East Carolina

Week 1

390

Total Offense

69.9 takeover

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

390 total offense with 69.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Old Dominion

3,615 primary output · 58.6 efficiency · 24.1 usage

72.7

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

8

300+ total offense

9

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency