Roc Taylor

#3 · WR · Sr. · Memphis6′3″ · 215 lb · Oxford, AL

Roc Taylor: WR · Memphis · #3.

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Roc Taylor

WR · Memphis · Sr · #3

Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the Memphis receiving corps. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-AAC again in 2024. One game to point at: 116 receiving yards and 5 receptions against West Virginia — Bowl, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

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

Memphis in the news

NCAA grants Popovic eligibility after six gamesAudacy Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Memphis	66	950	14.4	2	48
2023	Memphis	69	1,083	15.7	4	85
2022	Memphis	20	225	11.2	1	30
2021	Memphis	8	117	14.6	0	27
Career		163	2,375	14.6	7	85

Season	Team
2024	Memphis	2	5
2023	Memphis	2	2
2022	Memphis	1	5
2021	Memphis	--	--
Career		5	12

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wk 1	W 40-0vs North Alabama	5	87	17.4	0	45
Wk 2	W 38-17vs Troy	4	27	6.8	0	12
Wk 3	W 20-12@ Florida State	2	50	25.0	0	43
Wk 4	L 44-56@ Navy	6	100	16.7	1	37
Wk 5	W 24-7vs Middle Tennessee	6	69	11.5	0	25
Wk 7	W 21-3vs South Florida	3	42	14.0	0	24
Wk 8	W 52-44vs North Texas	6	73	12.2	0	20
Wk 9	W 33-28vs Charlotte	6	99	16.5	1	40
Wk 10	L 36-44@ UTSA	8	111	13.9	0	38
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Rice	4	52	13.0	0	34
Wk 12	W 53-18vs UAB	4	28	7.0	0	17
Wk 14	W 34-24@ No. 18 Tulane	7	96	13.7	0	42
Bowl	W 42-37vs West Virginia	5	116	23.2	0	48
Total		66	950	14.4	2	48

Signature game

Week 4 · 2024

L 44-56

at Navy

6 rec · 100 yds · 1 TD

With S. Henigan — 371 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 53.2 · 29 rush yds (8 car) · M. Anderson — 117 rush yds (17 car) · 3 TD · 5 rec · 17 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · West Virginia · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +4.21Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 35 yds to the WVU 36 for a West Virginia Penalty, Roughing the Passer on MULBAH, Fatorma enforced (Fatorma Mulbah) to the WVU 21 for a
Week 14 · Tulane · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +4.20Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 42 yds to the TULN 32 for a
Week 4 · Navy · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +3.86Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 37 yds for a TD (Caden Costa KICK)
Week 1 · West Virginia · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.62Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 25 yds to the WVU 37 for a
Week 10 · UTSA · 2nd and 18 · Q1 · EPA +3.40Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 38 yds to the UTSA 5 for a
Week 1 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.34Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 48 yds to the WVU 27 for a

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Week 11 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 34 yds to the RICE 41 for a
Week 7 · South Florida · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.82Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 12 yds to the USF 46 for a
Week 9 · Charlotte · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 24 yds for a TD (Tristian Vandenberg KICK)
Week 9 · Charlotte · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Seth Henigan pass complete to Roc Taylor for 40 yds to the CLT 15 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Ryan Silverfield, all balanced offenses — 34-17 over that span.

2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 76 (#46 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

76All-Conference level #46 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (91st percentile). Strength: rec yards (94th percentile). Concern: td rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#57 / 610 · 91st pct

26.8%

Yards / catch#145 / 610 · 76th pct

14.4

EPA / target#153 / 610 · 75th pct

1.09

Catch rate#215 / 610 · 65th pct

93.0%

TD rate#483 / 610 · 21st pct

2.8%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#35 / 541 · 94th pct

950

Receptions#38 / 541 · 93rd pct

Yards / catch#191 / 541 · 64th pct

14.4

Long catch#279 / 541 · 48th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#275 / 541 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Rush yards#201 / 299 · 32nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

91st → 75th percentile

Explosive rate

92nd → 91st percentile

Catch rate

65th → 65th percentile

TD rate

51st → 21st percentile

Yards / catch

86th → 76th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. 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

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.0	62.1	12.1	0.1
Road4g	5.8	89.2	17.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.4	70.1	16.4	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	5.8	76.5	12.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

Pass share

52.1%

479 pass / 440 run

Plays / game

70.7

13 games

Team sack rate

3.8%

498 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

76 · #46 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.

Roc Taylor

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons at Memphis

2020

2021 4 games

2023 13 games

2024 13 games