Player Dossier

2025-2025

Colorado State

Tay Lanier

WR • 6'1" • 165 lbs • Long Beach, CA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Tay Lanier reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

14.1

Efficiency

56.5

Consistency

37.4

Season Value

51

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Colorado State

25

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
1
Program Path
Colorado State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tay Lanier, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Colorado State. Tay Lanier reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Colorado State paired 315 primary output with 56.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 56.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Colorado State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

26.3

Efficiency

56.5

Usage

14.1

Consistency

37.4

Best Game by takeover score

Air Force

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 10. Unknown: 0. UTSA: 17. Washington State: 12. San Diego State: 14. Fresno State: 4. Hawai'i: 56. Wyoming: 56. UNLV: 6. New Mexico: 41. Boise State: 26. Air Force: 73

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 1 by 66.7. UTSA: 3 by 37.8. Washington State: 2 by 40. San Diego State: 1 by 93.3. Fresno State: 1 by 26.7. Hawai'i: 2 by 100. Wyoming: 3 by 100. UNLV: 3 by 13.3. New Mexico: 5 by 54.7. Boise State: 5 by 34.7. Air Force: 9 by 54.1

Split Comparison

Losses31.1 · n=10
First Half9.5 · n=6 · -33.5 vs Second Half
Second Half43 · n=6 · +33.5 vs First Half
All Games26.3 · n=12

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wyoming

Best efficiency game

100 vs Wyoming

Result
Fri 11/28vs Air ForceHigh volumeL 21-429738.18.10120
Sun 11/23@ Boise StateL 21-495265.25.2018
Sat 11/15@ New MexicoL 17-205418.28.20015
Sun 11/9vs UNLVL 10-42362206
Sat 10/25@ WyomingL 0-2835618.718.70039
Sat 10/18vs Hawai'iL 19-312562828037
Sat 10/11vs Fresno StateW 49-21144404
Sat 10/4@ San Diego StateL 24-451141414014
Sat 9/27vs Washington StateL 3-202126609
Sun 9/21vs UTSAL 16-173175.75.7006
Sat 9/6vs Unknown
Sun 8/31@ WashingtonL 21-381101010010

Career Arc

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

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    Colorado State

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 Regular SeasonColorado State31556.514.1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

21

Primary metric

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Wyoming

56

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Hawai'i

56

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Air Force

73

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 54.1 efficiency score.

#5

New Mexico

41

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 54.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Colorado State

315 primary output · 56.5 efficiency · 14.1 usage

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Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8433

St. Mary's · Orchard Lake, MI

Committed To
Massachusetts
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

1

Seasons tracked

315

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 13 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tay Lanier quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
1
Career receiving yards
315