Carmelo Taylor

WR · #17 · UTEP · JR · 6'0" · 169 · Roanoke, VA

First season · WR-Z depth chart, 3rd

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#366 Grant Gray WR · Norco UCLA

#367

Quincy Rhodes Jr. DL · North Little Rock ARK

#368

Carmelo Taylor WR · Patrick Henry PSU

#369

A'Marion Peterson RB · Hirschi USC

#369

Caden Jones OT · De La Salle FLA

WRs in the class

#52

Traylon Ray North Florida Christian WVU

#53 Grant Gray Norco UCLA

#54

Carmelo Taylor Patrick Henry PSU

#55

Micah Mays Jr. The Benjamin School WAKE

#56

Noble Johnson Rockwall CLEM

Around Carmelo

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB

EJ Colson Jr. QB · no college stats

RB

Tavorus Jones RB · 31 rush yds · 10g · at MIZZ

WR-X

Carver Cheeks WR · no college stats

WR-Z

Jaylan Brown WR · 103 rec yds · 9g

WR-SL

Jaden Smith WR · no college stats

TE

Judah Ezinwa TE · 76 rec yds · 5g

The situation

UTEP 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.8% 42

Red zone TD rate 76.1% 84

Line yards per carry 2.0 15

Sack rate allowed 5.7% 58