Player Career
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Player Story
D.J. Taylor built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Ft. Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of D.J. Taylor's career was his receiving role: 30 catches and 286 receiving yards across 14 career games in the available record. That gives D.J. Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Illinois
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 33.3 | 4.3 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | -5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 216 | 63.6 | 11.3 | 216 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 65 | 57.5 | 8.4 | -151 |
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 9 · L 0-39 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
45
Receiving Yards
83.7 takeover
45 receiving yards with a 75 efficiency score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 13-24 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Illinois
Week 2 · W 44-0
46
Receiving Yards
68.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 61.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 3 · L 10-34
24
Receiving Yards
67.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#5
vs Minnesota
Week 9 · L 17-40 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
61.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Illinois
216 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 11.3 usage
62.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Illinois
44.6
65 primary · 57.5 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Illinois
37.5
5 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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