Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Total | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
#12
Walter Taylor III
Senior tight end for Vanderbilt. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′7″ · 235 lb · Jackson, AL
Transferred Ball State → Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
19
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 19 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 19 yds, 1 TD, vs Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Vanderbilt. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2022.
- Transferred from Ball State to Vanderbilt in 2026.
Walter Taylor III
Walter Taylor III arrived at Vanderbilt from Ball State. The receipt on tape: 19 rec yds, 1 receptions against Delaware, Week 2, 2026.
19 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Jackson
2024
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
2025Ball State
2026Vanderbilt
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 4-10 over that span.
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). 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: 1.0 REC/g, 19.0 YDS/g, 19.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
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 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | -- |
Game log
The tight end room · Vanderbilt
- #8Jayvontay Conner333 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Cole Spence233 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Walter Taylor III1 game · 2026
- #49Elijah Rooneyno box-score line yet
- #19Maurice Veney1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology