#15

Taylor Bradshaw

Senior wide receiver for Georgia Southern. 2025: 16 catches, 131 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Georgia Southern · Sr. · #15

6′0″ · 185 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Oakleaf

CFB Index 25 · #464 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia Southern for 2026

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How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Catch rate: 64th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

131

receiving yards · 2025

16 catches · 1 TD · 8.2 per catch

Best game: 2 rec, 16 yds, 1 TD, at James Madison

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Georgia Southern. 2025: 16 catches, 131 receiving yards, 1 TD.

His career, year by year

Taylor Bradshaw

WR · Georgia Southern · Sr · #15

Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Georgia Southern. One game to point at: 33 rec yds, 2 receptions against Arkansas State — Week 9, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Clay Helton, all balanced offenses — 15-11 over that span.

2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

25Below cohort / limited sample #464 of 485?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#288 / 798 · 64th pct

71.4%

EPA / target#555 / 798 · 31st pct

0.28

Explosive rate#643 / 798 · 19th pct

4.8%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Yards / catch#692 / 798 · 13th pct

7.9

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#165 / 287 · 41st pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Receptions#465 / 558 · 15th pct

Long catch#524 / 558 · 6th pct

Yards / catch#529 / 558 · 5th pct

8.2

Rec yards#535 / 558 · 4th pct

131

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

33%7 of his 21 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.5	11.0	7.7	0.0
Road6g	1.2	10.8	8.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.0	8.1	8.2	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	14.8	8.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

25 · #464 of 485 WRs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #51 of 51 Sun Belt WRs

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Georgia Southern	16	131	8.2	1	--
2024	Georgia Southern	1	31	31.0	0	--
Career		17	162	9.5	1	--

Season	Team
2025	Georgia Southern	1	8	--	--	--
2024	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	8	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 45–17

vs Maine

2 rec · 16 yds

Dominant 28-point win at home against Maine.

With J. French — 253 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 35.4 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · D. Cobb — 44 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 8 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · Arkansas State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.52(13:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.French IV pass complete short middle to #15 T.Bradshaw caught at ASU40, for 22 yards to the ASU25 (#9 A.Dickerson), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · Jacksonville State · 3&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.19JC French IV pass complete to Taylor Bradshaw for 14 yds to the JXST 21 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Old Dominion · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.53(06:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.French IV pass complete short right to #15 T.Bradshaw caught at GASO29, for 10 yards to the GASO38 (#0 M.Thompson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · Arkansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.04(08:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.French IV pass complete short left to #15 T.Bradshaw caught at GS40, for 11 yards to the GS48 (#17 C.Boti; #25 A.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · Southern Miss · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +1.00JC French IV pass complete to Taylor Bradshaw for 6 yds to the USM 28 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Old Dominion · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.84(09:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 T.Bradshaw rush right for 8 yards gain to the GASO30 (#3 M.Easterly; #4 J.Mack Jr.)
Week 14 · Marshall · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.62(11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 W.Bryan pass complete short right to #15 T.Bradshaw caught at MAR10, for 9 yards to the MAR10 (#1 B.Trotter; #8 J.Al-Amin)
Week 13 · Old Dominion · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.51(05:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.French IV pass complete short left to #15 T.Bradshaw caught at GASO46, for 7 yards to the GASO45 (#5 B.Crutchfield)
Week 14 · Marshall · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA -0.43(07:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 J.French IV pass complete short right to #15 T.Bradshaw caught at MAR41, for 2 yards to the MAR30 (#4 J.Green-McKnight; #20 T.Jeter), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Maine · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.41JC French IV pass complete to Taylor Bradshaw for 12 yds to the ME 7 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-42@ Fresno State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 2	L 20-59@ USC	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 3	W 41-34vs Jacksonville State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 4	W 45-17vs Maine	2	16	8.0	0	12
Wk 5	L 10-35@ James Madison	2	16	8.0	1	12
Wk 7	L 35-38vs Southern Miss	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 8	W 41-24vs Georgia State	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 9	L 24-34@ Arkansas State	2	33	16.5	0	22	Season-high 33 yds
Wk 12	W 45-40vs Coastal Carolina	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	L 10-45vs Old Dominion	4	26	6.5	0	10
Wk 14	W 24-19@ Marshall	2	11	5.5	0	9
Bowl	W 29-10@ App State	—	—	—	—	—
Total		16	131	8.2	1	22

How he plays

Play style

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

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Georgia Southern

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Georgia Southern

Returning around him

6% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Glynn Johnson Jr’s 2021 season.

Glynn Johnson Jr

82%match

New Mexico State · 2021

Talik Keaton

Marshall · 2020

All-Conference USA

82%

Xavier White

Texas Tech · 2021

80%

Jesse Prewitt III

Central Michigan · 2024

80%

Kyre Duplessis

Coastal Carolina · 2023

79%

Matches Glynn on

Height

Weight

Yards / reception

Differs from Glynn on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Nicholson's sophomore season at San Diego State (2023).

Josh Nicholson

90%match

San Diego State · 2023

Viron Ellison Jr.

Delaware · 2025

83%

Hardley Gilmore IV

Kentucky · 2025

79%

Drelon Miller

Colorado · 2025

78%

Kyle McNeal

Florida International · 2025

78%

Matches Josh on

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

Reception volume

Player DNA

Players who play like Taylor Bradshaw

Creed Whittemore

Utah · 2025

78%

Brian Rowe Jr.

South Carolina · 2025

75%

Background

2025-26: Played in all 13 games, starting two … Saw action on 454 plays (298 offense, 156 special teams) … Had 16 catches for 131 yards and a touchdown on he season … Also had nine tackles on special teams … Had a 5-yard catch and a tackle on special teams at Fresno State … Had a tackle at USC …...

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The receiver room · Georgia Southern

#15Taylor BradshawWR · Sr.131 receiving yards · 2025
#2Ashton HollinsWR · Sr.108 receiving yards · 2025
#19Josh DallasWR · Sr.68 receiving yards · 2025
#88Alex TaylorWR · Jr.27 receiving yards · 2025
#26Antavious MurphyWR · Jr.11 receiving yards · 2025

12 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page

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