#20

Taylor Oldham

Wide receiver for UCF. 2016: 35 catches, 366 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · UCF · #20

6′2″ · Daytona Beach, FL

UCF 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 wide receiver for UCF. 2016: 35 catches, 366 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UCF in 2012.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 2522 nationally · Signed with UCF

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at UCF, 443 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 72 yds at UConn.UConn · W 24-162016

2012

Signed with UCF2-star out of Warner Christian Academy

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2522 national

CFB

College

UCF

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

George O'Leary

UCF

2016

Scott Frost

UCF

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014UCF9-4HC: George O'Leary · Run-leaning

2015UCF0-12HC: George O'Leary · Balanced

2016UCF6-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (82nd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (17th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 216 · 82nd pct

Receptions#217 / 524 · 58th pct

Rec yards#294 / 524 · 44th pct

366

Long catch#355 / 524 · 31st pct

Rec TDs#356 / 524 · 22nd pct

Yards / catch#435 / 524 · 17th pct

10.5

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.2	32.6	7.7	0.2
Road6g	2.3	33.8	18.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	36.2	16.2	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	29.8	10.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	UCF	35	366	10.5	1	--
2015	UCF	7	42	6.0	0	--
2014	UCF	3	35	11.7	0	--
Career		45	443	9.8	1	--

Season	Team
2016	UCF	--	--	1	--	--
2015	UCF	--	--	--	--	--
2014	UCF	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 14-51@ Michigan	3	29	9.7	0	13
Wk 3	L 24-30vs Maryland	5	33	6.6	0	13
Wk 4	W 53-14@ Florida International	1	37	37.0	0	37
Wk 5	W 47-29@ East Carolina	1	25	25.0	0	25
Wk 7	L 25-26vs Temple	5	37	7.4	0	15
Wk 8	W 24-16@ UConn	4	72	18.0	0	40	Season-high 72 yds
Wk 9	L 24-31@ Houston	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 11	W 24-3vs Cincinnati	2	17	8.5	0	9
Wk 12	L 20-35vs Tulsa	4	20	5.0	0	9
Wk 13	L 31-48@ South Florida	4	23	5.8	0	10
Bowl	L 13-31vs Arkansas State	5	56	11.2	1	18
Total		35	366	13.7	1	40

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology