Tai Felton

#10 · WR · Sr. · Maryland6′2″ · 181 lb · Ashburn, VA · Stone Bridge

Tai Felton: WR · Maryland · #10.

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Tai Felton

WR · Maryland · Sr · #10

Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the same receiving corps at Maryland. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Big Ten again in 2024. A game that shows it: 178 receiving yards and 19 rushing yards against UConn — Week 1, 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.

Maryland in the news

Maryland fires coach Michael LocksleyOct 26
Maryland fires defensive coordinatorThe Washington Post Oct 19
Joyner receives probation before judgmentOct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Maryland	96	1,124	11.7	9	75
2023	Maryland	48	723	15.1	6	57
2022	Maryland	23	309	13.4	2	37
2021	Maryland	5	51	10.2	0	20
Career		172	2,207	12.8	17	75

Season	Team
2024	Maryland	2	23	--	26
2023	Maryland	1	16	--	--
2022	Maryland	--	--	150	--
2021	Maryland	--	--	--	--
Career		3	39	150	26

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 50-7vs UConn	7	178	25.4	2	75	Season-high 178 yds
Wk 2	L 24-27vs Michigan State	11	152	13.8	1	35	152-yard receiving day
Wk 3	W 27-13@ Virginia	9	117	13.0	1	37
Wk 4	W 38-20vs Villanova	14	157	11.2	1	61	157-yard receiving day
Wk 5	L 28-42@ Indiana	5	38	7.6	0	21
Wk 7	L 10-37vs Northwestern	9	77	8.6	0	13
Wk 8	W 29-28vs USC	9	84	9.3	1	18
Wk 9	L 23-48@ Minnesota	9	104	11.6	0	26
Wk 11	L 18-39@ No. 1 Oregon	7	72	10.3	0	34
Wk 12	L 17-31vs Rutgers	6	61	10.2	1	17
Wk 13	L 13-29vs Iowa	6	57	9.5	2	13	2 TD catches
Wk 14	L 7-44@ No. 4 Penn State	4	27	6.8	0	16
Total		96	1124	11.7	9	75

Signature game

Week 1 · 2024

W 50-7

vs UConn

7 rec · 178 yds · 2 TD · 19 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 43-point win at home against UConn.

With B. Edwards — 311 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.9 · 39 rush yds (5 car) · B. McFerson — 44.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 5 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.08Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Tai Felton for 75 yds for a TD (Jack Howes PAT MISSED)
Week 4 · Villanova · 2nd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +4.45Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Tai Felton for 61 yds to the VILL 17 for a
Week 2 · Michigan State · 3rd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +3.71Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Tai Felton for 23 yds to the MSU 32 for a
Week 1 · UConn · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.69Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Tai Felton for 39 yds to the CONN 38 for a
Week 9 · Minnesota · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.56Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Tai Felton for 23 yds to the MINN 35 for a
Week 2 · Michigan State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.47Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Tai Felton for 35 yds to the MSU 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Penn State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.32MJ Morris pass complete to Tai Felton for 16 yds to the PSU 49 for a Penn State Penalty, Personal Foul (Jaylen Reed) to the PSU 34 for a
Week 3 · Virginia · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Billy Edwards Jr. pass complete to Tai Felton for 19 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)
Week 13 · Iowa · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.95MJ Morris pass complete to Tai Felton for 8 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 13 · Iowa · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +2.91MJ Morris pass complete to Tai Felton for 12 yds for a TD (Jack Howes KICK)

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Mike Locksley — 27-24 over that span.

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 91 (#6 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

91All-America level #6 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#190 / 610 · 69th pct

8.6%

EPA / target#248 / 610 · 59th pct

0.95

Catch rate#263 / 610 · 57th pct

91.4%

Yards / catch#324 / 610 · 47th pct

11.7

Explosive rate#380 / 610 · 38th pct

12.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#2 / 541 · 100th pct

Rec yards#13 / 541 · 98th pct

1124

Rec TDs#19 / 541 · 95th pct

Long catch#42 / 541 · 91st pct

Rush yards#94 / 299 · 68th pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#370 / 541 · 30th pct

11.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

78th → 59th percentile

Explosive rate

82nd → 38th percentile

Catch rate

70th → 57th percentile

TD rate

87th → 69th percentile

Yards / catch

82nd → 47th 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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	8.9	109	12.6	1.1
Road5g	6.8	71.6	9.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	9.2	120	13.3	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	67.5	9.6	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Pass share

57.5%

491 pass / 363 run

Plays / game

71.2

12 games

Team sack rate

4.6%

518 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #6 of 466 FBS receivers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2024 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

91 · #6 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #6 at the position.

Tai Felton

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Style of play

Fans

Maryland in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Four seasons at Maryland, drafted

2021 4 games

2023 13 games

2024 12 games

2025