Taywan Taylor is a Red Zone Weapon WR for Western Kentucky. Taywan's 2015 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 111 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | 2016 | 63 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| Keytaon Thompson | Mississippi State | 2017 | 70 | 0.460 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2024 | 56 | 0.450 | 1.1 | 25.2 |
| Javion Posey | Florida Atlantic | 2020 | 53 | 0.450 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Vanderbilt | W14-12 | -1.6 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 21 | 0.86 |
| 2 | vsLouisiana Tech | W41-38 | 8.3 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 37 | 0.18 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 7 · Rec Yds 104 · Avg 14.9 · Rec TD 0
| 3 |
| @Indiana |
| L35-38 |
| 0.4 |
| 9 |
| 196 |
| 21.8 |
| 1 |
| 78 |
| 1.27 |
| 4 | vsMiami (OH) | W56-14 | -13.5 | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 2 | 59 | 1.15 |
| 5 | @Rice | W49-10 | -14.6 | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 1 | 52 | 0.30 |
| 6 | vsMiddle Tennessee | W58-28 | -4.6 | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 3 | 69 | 2.10 |
| 7 | @North Texas | W55-28 | -25.0 | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 2 | 56 | 0.55 |
| 8 | @LSU | L20-48 | 19.7 | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 1 | 18 | 0.42 |
| 9 | @Old Dominion | W55-30 | -14.8 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | 0.20 |
| 10 | vsFlorida Atlantic | W35-19 | -9.8 | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 2 | 44 | 1.33 |
| 12 | @Florida International | W63-7 | -16.6 | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 1 | 73 | — |
| 13 | vsMarshall | W49-28 | 3.5 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 27 | 1.45 |
| 14 | vsSouthern Miss | W45-28 | 1.4 | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 2 | 54 | 0.74 |
| 1 | vsSouth Florida | W45-35 | 3.6 | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 53 | 0.53 |