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Zion Taylor vs ranked teams

Western Kentucky · AP Top 25 · 2024-2026 · regular season and postseason

Zion Taylor has averaged 12.3 receiving yards in 3 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 19.5 in 11 games against everyone else (2024-2026, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
12.3
receiving yards per game · 3 games
Vs everyone else
19.5
receiving yards per game · 11 games
Difference
−7.2
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Zion Taylor per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRecRec ydsRec TDRush ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2531.012.30.001.3−7.2
Everyone else111.519.50.181.7
2026AP Top 2521.09.50.002.0−11.1
Everyone else51.220.60.203.8
2025AP Top 2511.018.00.000.0−4.2
Everyone else52.022.20.200.0
2024AP Top 250––––
Everyone else11.01.00.000.0

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2026 Week 3at No. 4 Indiana1 carries, 4 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2026 Week 2at No. 2 Georgia0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 19 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2025 Week 3vs No. 12 Clemson0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 18 rec yds, 0 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.