Alex Taylor

#88 · WR · Georgia Southern6′2″ · 200 lb · Greensboro, NC · Grimsley

Receiving yards435109th of 467 receivers Last gameW 19–3vs App State · Oct 31

Nextvs MarshallSat Nov 7 · 3:30 pm ET

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Worth knowing

Alex Taylor spent two seasons at North Carolina before this one.

Every catch and target this season

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 4, middle 2, right 17.

Alex Taylor

WR · Georgia Southern · #88

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. On tape: 119 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Houston, Week 4, 2026.

435 receiving yards · 34 catches · 3 receiving TD

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Davonte AllenMarshall · 2015 · 87% season match
Chas NimrodAuburn · 2026 · 87% season match
Zach PascalOld Dominion · 2014 · 86% season match
D.J. ThompsonSouthern Miss · 2015 · 86% season match
Geremy DavisUConn · 2014 · 85% season match

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Georgia Southern	34	435	12.8	3	40
2025	North Carolina	3	27	9.0	0	15
2024	North Carolina	1	15	15.0	0	15
Career		38	477	12.6	3	40

Season	Team
2026	Georgia Southern	1
2025	North Carolina	--
2024	North Carolina	--
Career		1

Last game (Wk 9): 93 receiving yards, 10 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-0vs Charleston Southern	2	34	17.0	0	19
Wk 2	L 7-22@ Clemson	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 3	L 27-31@ Jacksonville State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 4	L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston	6	119	19.8	2	40	Season-high 119 yds
Wk 5	W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina	6	77	12.8	1	34
Wk 6	L 24-27vs James Madison	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 7	W 23-15@ Old Dominion	7	75	10.7	0	26
Wk 9	W 19-3vs App State	10	93	9.3	0	21
Total		34	435	12.8	3	40

The latest game

Oct. 31 · W 19-3 vs App State, play by play

A big game: 10 catches for 93 yards, his most this season. Georgia Southern threw to him on 11 of its 47 passes.

10 of 11 targets caught
5 moved the chains
2 of 2 on 3rd and 4th down

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 105
Second quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 106
3rd & 310 1st down
Third quarterbegan up 10-3
2nd & 711 1st down
1st & 1021 1st down1
2nd & 1012 1st down
1st & 106
2nd & 4incomplete
2nd & 95
3rd & 411 1st down
Fourth quarterbegan up 13-3
2nd & 156
FinalW 19-3

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

1
21-yard catch. Third quarter, up 13-3.

The season, game by game

W 19-3 vs App StateOct. 3193 yds10 catchesPlay by play just above

W 23-15 at Old DominionOct. 1575 yds7 catches8 of Georgia Southern’s 41 passes

Play by playOn the field

7 catches for 75 yards. Georgia Southern threw to him on 8 of its 41 passes. 54 of the 75 came before halftime.

7 of 8 targets caught
4 moved the chains

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 1012 1st down
2nd & 711 1st down
Second quarterbegan tied 7-7
2nd & 10incomplete
1st & 105
2nd & 426 1st down1
Third quarterbegan up 16-7
1st & 1018 1st down
1st & 100
Fourth quarterbegan up 23-7
1st & 103
FinalW 23-15

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

1
26-yard catch. Second quarter, up 10-7.

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leftmiddleright

a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

2 more games, with the play by play

L 24-27 vs James MadisonOct. 1024 yds1 catch6 of Georgia Southern’s 39 passes

Play by playOn the field

1 catch for 24 yards. Georgia Southern threw to him on 6 of its 39 passes. Georgia Southern’s last two throws to him, down 27-24 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete.

1 of 6 targets caught
1 moved the chains
0 of 2 on 3rd and 4th down

Second quarterbegan up 7-3
3rd & 2incomplete1
1st & 10incomplete
Third quarterbegan up 10-6
1st & 10incomplete
Fourth quarterbegan down 20-10
2nd & 224 1st down2
1st & 10incomplete
3rd & 10incomplete3
FinalL 24-27

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

1
Incomplete on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, up 7-3.
2
24-yard catch. Fourth quarter, down 27-24.
3
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 27-24.

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leftmiddleright

a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

W 31-24 at Coastal CarolinaOct. 377 yds6 catches, 1 TD9 of Georgia Southern’s 30 passes

Play by playOn the field

6 catches for 77 yards and a touchdown. Georgia Southern threw to him on 9 of its 30 passes.

6 of 9 targets caught
2 moved the chains
0 of 2 on 3rd and 4th down
1 broken up (T. Roman)

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
3rd & 8incomplete1
1st & 107
3rd & 7broken up
Second quarterbegan up 10-0
2nd & 108
1st & 10incomplete
Third quarterbegan up 17-10
1st & 106
1st & 108
Fourth quarterbegan tied 17-17
1st & 1034 1st down2
1st & 1014 TD
FinalW 31-24

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

1
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2
34-yard catch. Fourth quarter, up 23-17.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

Signature game

Week 4 · 2026

L 28-42

vs Houston

6 rec · 119 yds · 2 TD

With M. Johnson — 284 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.3 · A. Smith — 41 yards per punt · 2 punts · 42 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Johnson to Taylor: a 14-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · App State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.15Johnson to Taylor: a 12-yard pass.
Week 9 · App State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.81Johnson to Taylor: a 21-yard pass.
Week 7 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.67Helton to Taylor: an 18-yard pass.
Week 9 · App State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.64Johnson to Taylor: a 10-yard pass.
Week 6 · James Madison · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Johnson to Taylor: a 24-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 7 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.16Helton to Taylor: a 26-yard pass.
Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.14Johnson to Taylor: a 34-yard pass.
Week 5 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.11A.Taylor rush right for 0 yards (M.Pulliam; J.Powell II)
Week 7 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.01Johnson to Taylor: an 11-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards435109thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions34tied for 98thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch12.8tied for 258thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rec TDs3tied for 108thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch40tied for 282ndAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

112th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Catches34tied for 7th in the Sun Belt this season.

Receiving yards4359th in the Sun Belt this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

34 rec · 435 yds · 3 TD

34 of 34 receptions matched to play-by-play

54 of 55 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

5517% of team targets

Catch rate

62%34 of 55 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

7% of targets (4)

75%catch rate

Air -2.2 · YAC 5.3 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

43% of targets (23)

74%catch rate

Air 6.1 · YAC 2.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

31% of targets (17)

41%catch rate

Air 13.9 · YAC 4.3 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

19% of targets (10)

60%catch rate

Air 27.7 · YAC 0.2 avg

62% catch rate on 55 targets · 17% of the team's targets · 60% catch rate on 10 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2024North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning

2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo

2026Georgia Southern4-4HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 61 (#111 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

61Quality starter #111 of 465?

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#168 / 569 · 70th pct

70.6%

Explosive rate#250 / 569 · 56th pct

11.8%

EPA / target#361 / 569 · 37th pct

0.32

TD rate#381 / 569 · 32nd pct

2.9%

Yards / catch#388 / 569 · 32nd pct

11.2

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#98 / 468 · 78th pct

Rec yards#109 / 468 · 77th pct

435

Rec TDs#108 / 468 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#258 / 468 · 45th pct

12.8

Rush TDs#32 / 212 · 43rd pct

Long catch#282 / 468 · 38th pct

Rush yards#178 / 212 · 14th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.8	67.5	17.5	0.5
Road4g	3.8	41.2	9.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	48.9	13.9	0.4
Weeks 8+1g	10.0	93.0	9.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Pass share

59.2%

327 pass / 225 run

Plays / game

69.0

8 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

355 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

34 catches and 1 carry in 8 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

61 · #111 of 465 WRs

Former four-star. Now #111 at the position.

Alex Taylor

This week

Worth knowing

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

34 catches and 1 carry in 8 games

Three seasons, two schools

Moves

2024

2026 8 games

Alex Taylor

This week

Worth knowing

15% of the catches, 19% of the yards, 25% of the touchdowns

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

Every catch and target this season

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

34 catches and 1 carry in 8 games

Three seasons, two schools

Moves

2024

2026 8 games