Talon Shumway

WR · BYU 2019 · #21

Last confirmed: BYU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · 210 lb · South Jordan, UT

Talon Shumway: WR · BYU · #21.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Emeka EmezieNC State · 2018 · 93% season match
Keith GavinFlorida State · 2017 · 92% season match
Brian WilliamsUL Monroe · 2017 · 91% season match
Bilal MarshallPurdue · 2016 · 91% season match
Jordan MitchellSouthern Miss · 2019 · 90% season match

Talon Shumway

WR · BYU · Sr · #21

Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the BYU receiving corps. One game to point at: 92 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Massachusetts — Week 13, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

BYU in the news

Judge grants injunction for fifth year eligibilityOct 20
BYU upsets No. 2 Notre DameOct 18
Cooper Flanagan out for gameOn3 Oct 17
BYU adds two starters back to depth chartSports Illustrated Oct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	BYU	43	561	13.0	4
2018	BYU	22	337	15.3	3
2017	BYU	25	257	10.3	0
2016	BYU	3	49	16.3	0
Career		93	1,204	12.9	7

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 12-30vs No. 14 Utah	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wk 2	W 29-26@ Tennessee	1	14	14.0	1	14
Wk 3	W 30-27vs No. 24 USC	2	33	16.5	0	25
Wk 4	L 19-45vs No. 22 Washington	2	11	5.5	0	6
Wk 5	L 21-28@ Toledo	4	35	8.8	0	13
Wk 7	L 23-27@ South Florida	4	56	14.0	0	25
Wk 8	W 28-25vs No. 14 Boise State	3	74	24.7	0	39
Wk 10	W 42-14@ Utah State	3	61	20.3	0	28
Wk 11	W 31-24vs Liberty	4	27	6.8	0	11
Wk 12	W 42-10vs Idaho State	5	41	8.2	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 56-24@ Massachusetts	4	92	23.0	1	48	Season-high 92 yds
Wk 14	L 3-13@ San Diego State	6	83	13.8	0	21
Bowl	L 34-38vs Hawai'i	3	22	7.3	0	9
Total		43	561	13.0	4	48

Signature game

Week 12 · 2019

W 42-10

vs Idaho State

5 rec · 41 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 32-point win at home against Idaho State.

With J. Oldroyd — 43 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20 · Z. Wilson — 187 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 19 rush yds (7 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Massachusetts · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 48 yds for a TD MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, personal foul (Josh Wallace) to the 50 yard line for a Skyler Southam kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback Andrew Brito pass incomplete Andrew Brito pass complete to Zak Simon for 3 yds to the UMass 28 Andrew Brito pass incomplete to Bilal Ally George Georgopoulos punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Aleva Hifo at the BYU 42 (Jake Oldroyd KICK)
Week 3 · USC · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.18Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 25 yds to the USC 27 for a
Week 12 · Idaho State · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.12Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 26 yds for a TD (Jake Oldroyd KICK)
Week 8 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.07Baylor Romney pass complete to Talon Shumway for 39 yds to the BoiSt 36 for a
Week 8 · Boise State · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.92Baylor Romney pass complete to Talon Shumway for 22 yds to the BYU 47 for a
Week 11 · Liberty · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.91Baylor Romney pass complete to Talon Shumway for 11 yds to the Liber 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · San Diego State · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.69Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 21 yds to the BYU 44 for a
Week 12 · Idaho State · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 3 yds for a TD (Jake Oldroyd KICK)
Week 2 · Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q5 · EPA +2.55Wilson to Shumway: a 14-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · San Diego State · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.36Zach Wilson pass complete to Talon Shumway for 21 yds to the SDSt 26 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 27-25 over that span.

2016BYU9-4HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

2017BYU4-9HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

2018BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

2019BYU7-6HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#157 / 728 · 78th pct

17.5%

EPA / target#199 / 728 · 73rd pct

0.69

Catch rate#286 / 728 · 61st pct

71.9%

Yards / catch#292 / 728 · 60th pct

13.1

TD rate#340 / 728 · 53rd pct

5.3%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#161 / 556 · 71st pct

Rec yards#180 / 556 · 68th pct

561

Rec TDs#164 / 556 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#282 / 556 · 49th pct

13.0

Long catch#287 / 556 · 47th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

99th → 73rd percentile

Explosive rate

86th → 78th percentile

Catch rate

94th → 61st percentile

TD rate

92nd → 53rd percentile

Yards / catch

79th → 60th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	33.0	11.3	0.3
Road6g	3.7	56.8	15.7	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	26.1	10.3	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	63.0	16.1	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Kalani Sitake

Pass share

50.8%

466 pass / 452 run

Plays / game

70.6

13 games

Team sack rate

5.5%

506 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

43 catches in 13 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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