Usage / Role
67%
Regular offensive contributor
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2013-2016Louisiana Tech
Trent Taylor
WR • 5'8" • Shreveport, LA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Trent Taylor reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
lowhigh
Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
13141415151616
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Player Story
Trent Taylor built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Shreveport, LA wearing No. 5, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Trent Taylor's career was his receiving role:...
Read the story3★
- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 34
- Overall
- No. 177
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Trent Taylor, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. Trent Taylor reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 4,179
- Receptions
- 327
- Touchdowns
- 32
Quick Answers
Trent Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 4,179
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Rice
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Evangel Christian Academy · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- Evangel Christian Academy · 49 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 5 · Pick 34 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 1,803 receiving yards · WR 1st (top 1%) · Conference USA 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 28 | 260 | 2 | 46.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 68.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 62 | 814 | 9 | 68.9 |
| 2015 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 10 | 149 | 1 | 80.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 89 | 1,133 | 8 | 80.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 12 | 233 | 2 | 89 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 124 | 1,570 | 10 | 89 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Trent Taylor
Trent Taylor played WR for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Trent Taylor recorded 4,179 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 32 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Louisiana Tech paired 1,803 primary output with 79.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 79.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Games
14
Receiving Yards / G
128.8
Efficiency
79.1
Usage
37.9
Consistency
77
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 233. Arkansas: 78. South Carolina State: 178. Texas Tech: 166. Middle Tennessee: 210. UTEP: 121. Western Kentucky: 108. Massachusetts: 126. Florida International: 156. Rice: 131. North Texas: 44. UTSA: 25. Southern Miss: 119. Western Kentucky: 108
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 12 by 100. Arkansas: 8 by 65. South Carolina State: 11 by 100. Texas Tech: 7 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 17 by 82.4. UTEP: 10 by 80.7. Western Kentucky: 13 by 55.4. Massachusetts: 9 by 93.3. Florida International: 11 by 94.5. Rice: 7 by 100. North Texas: 5 by 58.7. UTSA: 5 by 33.3. Southern Miss: 10 by 79.3. Western Kentucky: 11 by 65.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins124.7 · Games = 9 · -11.5 vs Losses
Losses136.2 · Games = 5 · +11.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
100 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | @ Navy100 receiving yards · High volume | W 48-45 | — | 12 | 233 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 2 | 51 |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Western Kentucky100 receiving yards · High volume | L 44-58 | — | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 39 |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Southern Miss100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-39 | — | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 0 | 40 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs UTSA | W 63-35 | — | 5 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ North Texas | W 45-24 | — | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Rice100 receiving yards | W 61-16 | — | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 0 | 71 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Florida International100 receiving yards · High volume | W 44-24 | — | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Massachusetts100 receiving yards · High volume | W 56-28 | — | 9 | 126 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Fri 10/7 | vs Western Kentucky100 receiving yards · High volume | W 55-52 | — | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs UTEP100 receiving yards · High volume | W 28-7 | — | 10 | 121 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Middle Tennessee100 receiving yards · High volume | L 34-38 | — | 17 | 210 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 2 | 22 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Texas Tech100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 45-59 | — | 7 | 166 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 2 | 76 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 53-24 | — | 11 | 178 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 3 | 35 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ ArkansasHigh volume | L 20-21 | — | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
Trent Taylor story
Trent Taylor built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Shreveport, LA wearing No. 5, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Trent Taylor's career was his receiving role: 327 catches, 4,179 receiving yards, and 32 touchdowns across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles and 498 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Trent Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Louisiana Tech
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2013201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 260 | 60 | 15.6 | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 834 | 82.5 | 22.9 | 574 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 834 | 82.5 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 1,282 | 78.2 | 32.1 | 448 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 1,282 | 78.2 | 32.1 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 1,803 | 79.1 | 37.9 | 521 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 1,803 | 79.1 | 37.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rice
Week 14 · W 76-31 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
120
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Navy
Week 1 · W 48-45 · Postseason
233
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
233 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 1 · W 47-28 · Postseason
149
Receiving Yards
99.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
149 receiving yards with a 99.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Rice
Week 9 · W 42-17 · Conference game
142
Receiving Yards
97.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
142 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 3 · L 33-39
148
Receiving Yards
93.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
148 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
1,803 primary output · 79.1 efficiency · 37.9 usage
89
#2
2016 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
89
1,803 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 37.9 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
80.9
1,282 primary · 78.2 efficiency · 32.1 usage
Milestones
20
100+ receiving yards
20
8+ catch outings
7
2+ TD games
Next best actions
Keep exploring Trent Taylor
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.