Kamario Taylor

#1 · QB · Mississippi State6′4″ · 230 lb · Macon, MS · Noxubee County

ZPR6037th of 119 QBsLast gameL 3–31at Texas · Oct 31
Nextvs VanderbiltSat Nov 7 · 4:15 pm ET
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Did not play in Mississippi State’s last game.

AJ Swann started the last one, L 3-31 at No. 11 Texas, Oct 31.

Mississippi State’s next game: vs Vanderbilt, Sat Nov 7, 4:15 p.m. ET · SEC Network

Mississippi State is 4-1 in the five games with 10 or more passes thrown. A balanced passer.

Strongest: 9.2 yards an attempt, 16th best of 158 starters. Weakest: sacked on 9% of dropbacks, 13th highest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,460

104 of 159, 65%

TD–INT

17–4

9.2 per throw

NCAA rating

172.8

8th of 119

ZPR

60

37th of 119

How ZPR works

One rough passing grade, against Alabama.

  • 1-1 against ranked teams, 309 passing yards a game.

Best by our grade: at Minnesota. Lowest: Alabama, with 2 interceptions and sacked 5 times. Biggest game: Alabama, No. 7. Best play: Completion for 24 yards, touchdown, against Missouri, Q4 3:57. Win chance 68% to 90%.

Tap a game for its plays

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at LSU

L 0–31·Ranked #22

Did not play

at Texas

L 3–31·Ranked #11

Did not play

Season

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How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game; on games with a lot of running it grades the passing only. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Balanced

Also: big-play arm

Why this word
Runs4.0 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws9.5 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes66% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks9% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and runs some. 4.0 carries a game. Closest matches: Minicucci, Sayin, Clark ’25, Russell.

Where the throws go

Behind the line17%typical 17%
Short46%typical 47%
Middle23%typical 22%
Deep15%typical 14%

Runs 4.0 times a game; 53% of starters run more.

Closest in style

MinicucciSayinClark ’25RussellThis QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Minicucci Delaware · Chain-mover
    1,477 yards, 14 TD, 4 INT so far. Both hit big plays and complete a lot.
  • Sayin Ohio State · Vertical passer
    2,007 yards, 19 TD, 4 INT so far. Both hit big plays and complete a lot.
  • Clark ’25 Missouri State 2025 · Balanced
    3,244 yards, 28 TD, 11 INT. Both hit big plays and take sacks.
  • Russell Alabama · Playmaker
    2,057 yards, 15 TD, 5 INT so far. Both complete a lot and take sacks.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

  • RecordMississippi State is 4-4.
  • Fans after Oklahoma

    State has scored 1 touchdown without Kamario Taylor, and it came from a TE pass.

    Mississippi State fan

What’s being said

8 stories this week, from 4 outlets.

Oct 29: 2Oct 30: 2Oct 31: 3Nov 1: 1L 3-31 at TexasLOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Oct 29: 2Oct 30: 2Oct 31: 3Nov 1: 1L 3-31 at TexasLOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Can Mississippi State fix offense averaging one point a quarter since Kamario Taylor injury? - The Clarion-Ledger

The Clarion-Ledger Nov 1

All 372 stories this season

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 3:57 · Mississippi State breaks the tieKamario Taylor finds Sanfrisco Magee for a 24-yard touchdownMissouri at Mississippi State, week 4Q4, 3:57 · Mississippi State 31, Missouri 243:57Go-ahead touchdown for Mississippi State with 3:57 left3:57Go-ahead touchdown for Mississippi State with 3:57 leftGo-ahead touchdown for Mississippi State with 3:57 leftK.Taylor pass complete deep right to S.Magee caught at Mizzou00, for 24 yards to the Mizzou00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 16 of his plays on video

Kamario Taylor

QB · Mississippi State · #1

Pushes it downfield on every look. Second year in the Mississippi State quarterback room. The first career honor came in 2025: SEC Freshman Player of the Week. One game to point at: 360 passing yards and 7 rushing yards against Missouri — Week 4, 2026.

1,460 passing yards · 17 passing TD · 185 rushing yards