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2016 Football

83 Taylor Barthelette

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 188
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown East Longmeadow, Mass.
  • High School Avon Old Farms

Biography

As a senior: Wrapped up an outstanding career in 2016 ... Earned Second Team All-NEC honors ... Led the Bulldogs with 47 catches for 758 yards and eight touchdowns, all career-highs ... Averaged 68.9 yards per game and 16.1 yards per catch ... Posted two 100-yard receiving games ... Became the first receiver in school history to record back-to-back 100-yard games to open a season ... 47 receptions are tied for the third-most all-time, while 758 yards are the fifth most ... Finishes career ranked sixth all-time in receptions and fifth all-time in receiving yards ... Caught seven passes for 109 yards and three touchdowns in the opener vs. Merrimack ... Hauled in a career-high eight passes for a career-high 161 yards and a touchdown at Montana State ... Posted six catches for 96 yards and a score vs. Brown ... Posted six catches for 93 yards vs. Robert Morris ... Had four catches for 60 yards and a touchdown vs. No. 15 Coastal Carolina ... Two catches for 30 yards and a touchdown in the final game of the year at Sacred Heart. 

As a junior: Emerged as one of Bryant's top receivers in 2015 ... Finished the year second on the team in receptions (32) and receiving yards (465) ... Caught three touchdown passes and averaged 14.5 yards per catch ... 26 of his 32 catches went for either first downs or touchdowns ... Caught six passes for 88 yards at No. 1 Coastal Carolina ... Posted five catches for 75 yards and a touchdown vs. Duquesne ... Registered TD receptions against Holy Cross and Wagner ... Posted a career-high 62-yard catch-and-run for a TD at Wagner.

As a sophomore: Appeared in nine games in his second season with the Bulldogs ... Caught 10 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown ... Averaged 18.9 yards per catch ... Also added 10 tackles, with seven coming on special teams ... Recorded his first-career touchdown with a 17-yard reception against Merrimack ... Caught two passes for 28 yards against Maine ... Three catches for 49 yards against Sacred Heart ... Four catches for a career-high 95 yards against Wagner ... Caught a 71-yard pass in the game ... Posted three tackles against Central Connecticut.

As a freshman: Appeared in eight games for the Bulldogs as a true freshman in 2013 ... Played primarily on special teams ... Recorded three special teams tackles on the year ... Caught his first career pass, a 12-yard reception, against Saint Francis (Nov. 9).

Before Bryant: A two-year varsity letterwinner at Avon Old Farms … Named the special teams MVP as a junior … Started at wide receiver as a senior … Also competed two years in baseball … Also recruited by Massachusetts.

Personal: The son of Pamela and Keith Barthelette, Taylor Matthew Barthelette was born on May 14, 1993 … Has three brothers, Michael, Devon and Connor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2013Freshman

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    23
  • 83

    2014Sophomore

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    83
  • 83

    2015Junior

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    83
  • 83

    2016Senior

    WR
    6'1" 188 lbs
    83