Nevada · L 14-49
No catches.
Indiana · L 0-38
No catches.
Sam Houston · W 16-3
No catches.
Delaware · L 21-35
2 catches, 4 yards
The other 4 games average 30 yards. This one was 26 below.
Taylor has catches in 5 of Western Kentucky’s 8 games: none against Nevada, Indiana and Sam Houston.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Zion Taylor
Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Brent Key and Tyson Helton. On tape: 66 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Mercyhurst, Week 4, 2026.
122 receiving yards · 8 catches · 1 receiving TD
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Delaware on Oct. 27: 2 catches for 4 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 8 catches for 122 yards. Western Kentucky has thrown to him 14 times in 219 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 122 | 15.2 | 1 | 72 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 129 | 11.7 | 1 | 45 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 20 | 252 | 12.6 | 2 | 72 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 23 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | −1 |
| Career | 4 | 23 | −1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ No. 2 Georgia | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 4 Indiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | 72 | Season-high 66 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ New Mexico State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-13vs Missouri State | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 16-3@ Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Delaware | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | 122 | 15.2 | 1 | 72 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 52-7
vs Mercyhurst
2 rec · 66 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With R. Tisdale Jr. — 309 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.0 · 18 rush yds (7 car) · B. Glenn — 101 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.6 · 50 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 30.3 | 18.7 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 0.8 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.0 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.4%
444 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
104.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #436 at the position.
The No. 1,062 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Conference USA as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brent Key and Tyson Helton.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
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