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#17 Carmelo Taylor
Class RS JR/TRFrom Lackawanna College (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'0" · 169 lbHometown Roanoke, VA · Patrick Henry HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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Wide ReceiverExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29WR room context
View full depth chart →Carmelo Taylor holds the WR-Z · Depth spot in UTEP Miners’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Lackawanna College→UTEP Miners
Background & career
Carmelo Taylor is a 6'0", 169-pound wide receiver from Roanoke, VA who attended Patrick Henry High School. Taylor joined UTEP as a four-star recruit ranked 352nd overall in the 2023 class with a rating of 0.8982. He wears number 17 for the Miners and is currently in his junior year.
Previous schoolLackawanna CollegeRecruiting4-star · No. 352 nationalOriginRoanoke, VA · Patrick Henry HS