Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Total | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 |
#17
Zion Taylor
Redshirt junior wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Norcross, GA · Norcross HS
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Georgia Tech)
The numbers
19
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 9.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 19 yds, at Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2023.
Zion Taylor
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 19 rec yds, 2 receptions against Georgia, Week 2, 2026.
19 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Norcross
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Western Kentucky
Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Georgia Tech
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 19.0 YDS/g, 9.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 129 | 11.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 149 | 10.6 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -1 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
Before WKU: Taylor arrived at WKU after three seasons at Georgia Tech, where he appeared in 19 games, including 13 during the 2025 season. Taylor totaled 12 catches for 130 yards and one touchdown during his time at Georgia Tech, with the majority of that production coming in his final season wit...
The receiver room · Western Kentucky
- #17Matthew Henry888 receiving yards · 2025
- #2K.D. Hutchinson618 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Moussa Barry488 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Jairus Mack223 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Zion Taylor129 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology