2022 Football Roster
Taylor, Roc

Jersey Number 3
Roc Taylor
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oxford, Ala.
- High School:
- Oxford HS
Bio
Honors
• 2025 NFL Combine Participant
• 2024 First-Team All-AAC
• 2024 College Football Network Preseason AAC Wide Receiver of the Year
• 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watchlist
• 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
• 2024 First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2023 Second-Team All-AAC
• 2023 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2024 (Senior)
• Named First Team All-AAC wide receiver
• Member of the 11-2 Tigers who defeated West Virginia in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
• Finished his career top five all-time at Memphis in receptions (163) and top six in receiving yards (2,375)
• Led the Tigers in receiving for the second-straight season with 950 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 66 receptions
• Recorded a trio of 100-yard games and multiple receptions in every game this season.
• Pulled in five catches for 116 yards in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl win
• Ended his Memphis career with an active 35-game reception streak
• Honored as College Football Network Preseason AAC Wide Receiver of the Year
• Named to Biletnikoff Award Watchlist and Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
• First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2023 (Junior)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• One of nine players to start all 13 games on the season
• Totaled 69 receptions for 1,083 yards and four touchdowns on the year
• Became just the fifth player in Memphis history to amass 1,000 receiving yards on the season
• His 69 receptions ranked ninth on the program's single-season list
• Ranked 20th in the NCAA in receiving yards and 23rd in receiving yards per game (83.3)
• Also ranked forth in the AAC in receiving yards per game, fifth in receptions per game (5.3) and ninth in all-purpose yards (83.5)
• Totaled six 100-yard receiving games on the season
• Had five catches for a season-high 159 yards and two touchdowns against South Florida
• Reeled in eight receptions for 102 yards in win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Also had eight catches for 146 yards against SMU
• Posted seven receptions for 143 yards against Missouri and seven catches for 108 yards against Tulane
• Totaled five receptions for 102 yards and a score against Boise State
2022 (Sophomore)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Appeared in 11 games on the season, earning one start
• Totaled 20 receptions for 225 yards and one touchdown on the year
• Had a season-high four catches for 48 yards in win over Utah State in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Also reeled in four receptions for 38 yards in victory against Temple
• Posted two catches for 14 yards with a touchdown at SMU
2021 (Freshman)
• Appeared in seven games for the Tigers
• Totaled 8 receptions for 117 yards on the season
• Had a season-high three receptions for 28 yards at UCF
• Reeled in two catches for a season-best 35 yards in win over No. 23/24 SMU
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Three-star recruit and the No. 15 overall prospect in Alabama according to the 247Sports composite
• Had 52 receptions for 1,014 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior at Oxford High School
• Previously committed to Tennessee before signing with Memphis on National Signing Day
• 2025 NFL Combine Participant
• 2024 First-Team All-AAC
• 2024 College Football Network Preseason AAC Wide Receiver of the Year
• 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watchlist
• 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
• 2024 First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2023 Second-Team All-AAC
• 2023 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2024 (Senior)
• Named First Team All-AAC wide receiver
• Member of the 11-2 Tigers who defeated West Virginia in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
• Finished his career top five all-time at Memphis in receptions (163) and top six in receiving yards (2,375)
• Led the Tigers in receiving for the second-straight season with 950 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 66 receptions
• Recorded a trio of 100-yard games and multiple receptions in every game this season.
• Pulled in five catches for 116 yards in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl win
• Ended his Memphis career with an active 35-game reception streak
• Honored as College Football Network Preseason AAC Wide Receiver of the Year
• Named to Biletnikoff Award Watchlist and Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
• First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2023 (Junior)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• One of nine players to start all 13 games on the season
• Totaled 69 receptions for 1,083 yards and four touchdowns on the year
• Became just the fifth player in Memphis history to amass 1,000 receiving yards on the season
• His 69 receptions ranked ninth on the program's single-season list
• Ranked 20th in the NCAA in receiving yards and 23rd in receiving yards per game (83.3)
• Also ranked forth in the AAC in receiving yards per game, fifth in receptions per game (5.3) and ninth in all-purpose yards (83.5)
• Totaled six 100-yard receiving games on the season
• Had five catches for a season-high 159 yards and two touchdowns against South Florida
• Reeled in eight receptions for 102 yards in win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Also had eight catches for 146 yards against SMU
• Posted seven receptions for 143 yards against Missouri and seven catches for 108 yards against Tulane
• Totaled five receptions for 102 yards and a score against Boise State
2022 (Sophomore)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Appeared in 11 games on the season, earning one start
• Totaled 20 receptions for 225 yards and one touchdown on the year
• Had a season-high four catches for 48 yards in win over Utah State in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Also reeled in four receptions for 38 yards in victory against Temple
• Posted two catches for 14 yards with a touchdown at SMU
2021 (Freshman)
• Appeared in seven games for the Tigers
• Totaled 8 receptions for 117 yards on the season
• Had a season-high three receptions for 28 yards at UCF
• Reeled in two catches for a season-best 35 yards in win over No. 23/24 SMU
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Three-star recruit and the No. 15 overall prospect in Alabama according to the 247Sports composite
• Had 52 receptions for 1,014 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior at Oxford High School
• Previously committed to Tennessee before signing with Memphis on National Signing Day
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