Wide receiver for Illinois. 2016: 7 catches, 65 receiving yards.
6′0″ · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The story
2016 wide receiver for Illinois. 2016: 7 catches, 65 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearD.J. Taylor
D.J. Taylor has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Illinois. The receipt on tape: 24 rec yds, 2 receptions against Western Michigan, Week 3, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Illinois, 281 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Cubit → Lovie Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (82nd percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 13.7 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-34vs Western Michigan | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34vs Purdue | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-40vs Minnesota | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28vs Iowa | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42@ Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 7 | 65 | 8.6 | 0 | 19 |
Player DNA