Take Kamario Taylor off Mississippi State's roster and the first thing you'd miss is No.119 4★, national recruit.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Macon, MS · Noxubee County HS
The numbers
passing yards · 2026
7 TD · 0 INT · 10.4 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 20 car · 173 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 227 pass yds, 3 TD, 86 rush yds, at Minnesota
The play that turned itSwung Mississippi State from 15% to 56% to win.Wake Forest at Mississippi State · 43-29
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Mississippi State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Also worth knowing:
“Josh doesn’t know ball. Stop the brand names. Kamario Taylor is a top 5 QB in the league.”
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
The kamario heisman campaign begins tonight. But all jokes aside, the less he has to run tonight, the better I’ll feel about the o line play
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Kamario Taylor
Kamario Taylor is a cornerstone for Mississippi State — measured against the line he joined.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.119
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
2 mention(s)
Badges
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 7-8 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (100th percentile). Strength: yards / att (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (23rd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
12.563 of 75 QBsSack rate
1.8%15 of 75 QBsRarely sacked (15 of 75 QBs) and still 3 of 75 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 67.9% completion on 56 attempts · 50% completion on 8 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 290 YDS/g, 3.5 TD/g, 10.4 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 38 | 56 | 67.9% | 581 | 10.4 | 7 | 0 | 196.3 | 70 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 43 | 77 | 55.8% | 629 | 8.2 | 5 | 1 | 143.3 | 56 | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 133 | 60.9% | 1,210 | 9.1 | 12 | 1 | 165.6 | 63 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 82 | 458 | 5.6 | 8 | -- |
| Career | 101 | 603 | 6.0 | 9 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–13
at Minnesota
227 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.8 · 86 rush yds (13 car)
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Minnesota.
With A. Evans III — 6 rush yds (1 car) · E. Pulliam — 62 AVG · 62 LONG · 1 NO
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 22/34 | 354 | 4 | 0 | 10.4 | — | Season-high 354 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 16/22 | 227 | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | 88.8 | 3 TD passes |
| Total | 38/56 | 581 | 7 | 0 | 10.4 | 88.8 |
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Mississippi State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #23
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #18 this season.
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2025 SEC Freshman of the Week (Week 14 vs. #7 Ole Miss) 2025 SEC Freshman of the Week (Week 10 at Arkansas) Career Notes Entering 2026 he has played in 11 career games with 2 starts … Career record of 0-2 as a starting quarterback … Made his first c...