Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Total | 5 | 59 | 12.4 | 2 | 26 |
#1
Talyn Taylor
Sophomore wide receiver for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Geneva, IL · Geneva HS
Returning to Georgia for 2026
The numbers
59
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 2 TD · 11.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 28 yds, 1 TD, vs Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Talyn Taylor
Second year in the Georgia receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 31 rec yds, 2 receptions against Western Kentucky — Week 2, 2026.
59 REC YDS · 5 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Georgia5-star out of Geneva
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kirby Smart — 14-2 over that span.
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (100th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 29.5 YDS/g, 12.4 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
31 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Georgia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Georgia
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #6
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #163
Peaked at #163 this season.
Background
2025: Appeared in six games - Marshall, Austin Peay, Tennessee, Alabama, Alabama (SECCG) and Ole Miss (Allstate Sugar Bowl) - during the season as a reserve wide receiver...caught two passes for 28 yards against Charlotte...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills. High School...
The receiver room · Georgia
- #6Isiah Canion467 receiving yards · 2025
- #16London Humphreys276 receiving yards · 2025
- Sacovie White70 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Talyn Taylor28 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Thomas Blackshear23 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology