Walter Taylor

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Is Walter Taylor starting?

Walter Taylor is No. 4 on the Vanderbilt Commodores depth chart at TE.

Walter Taylor is listed TE #4 for Vanderbilt at 69 OVR.

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What's Next

Who do they play next?Hunter Provience — vs North Carolina State · Sat, Sep 19 Who's the backup?Gabe Fisher — No. 2 at TE for Vanderbilt How do they compare?Pick an opponent for Vanderbilt Commodores

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Jackson, ranked #1,588 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,588 Natl

Jackson, AL

Jersey: #12
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 235 lbs
Transfer: Ball State

Walter Taylor is currently behind Maurice Veney at TE on the Vanderbilt depth chart, a SEC team rated 84 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★☆☆3-star
Composite: 0.8381
National Rank: #1588
High School: Jackson
Hometown: Jackson, AL

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 69 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 50% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

+2 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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