Raymond Taylor: RB · Tulsa · #30.
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Raymond Taylor
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Gundy and Philip Montgomery. One game to point at: 102 rushing yards and 1 tackle against Memphis — Week 9, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
7.2% of carries overall (46/637) → 24.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (28/114) — 10.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (2.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tulsa | 46 | 211 | 4.6 | 2 | 31 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 47 | 297 | 6.3 | 4 | 58 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | 29 |
| Career | 111 | 578 | 5.2 | 6 | 58 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tulsa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs San José State | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 58-21vs North Carolina A&T | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-41@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-40vs SMU | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 50-27vs Tulane | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-30@ Memphis | 16 | 102 | 6.4 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs East Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 40-42@ Navy | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-20@ UCF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-37vs Cincinnati | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 55-10vs Central Michigan | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 46 | 211 | 4.6 | 2 | 31 |
Week 9 · 2016
W 59-30
at Memphis
102 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 29-point win on the road against Memphis.
With D. Evans — 234 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.0 · J. Flanders — 249 rush yds (33 car) · 5 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%39 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 46 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 13.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 25.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 20.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 18.0 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
40.5%
448 pass / 658 run
Plays / game
85.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Oklahoma State and Tulsa, 578 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Philip Montgomery.
