Mississippi State QB Kamario Taylor to miss rest of 2026 season, per report
By Andrew Olson
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Kamario Taylor’s 2026 season has come to an early end.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Tuesday morning, citing sources, that Taylor will miss the rest of Mississippi State‘s 2026 season. Taylor is dealing with a toe injury that may require surgery.
Taylor injured his toe in September. He attempted to play against Alabama and Oklahoma and was out for the LSU game.
Sources: Mississippi State star QB Kamario Taylor will miss the rest of the season, as he faces surgery on his injured toe. Taylor has an appointment today to get his toe checked out by a specialist and could have surgery as early as tomorrow. He’s expected to make a full recovery.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 27, 2026
Sources said that Taylor pushed hard to play after the injury. It became clear that time and rest weren’t going to get to him to a point where he could be effective.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 27, 2026
Taylor led the Bulldogs to a 4-0 start that included wins over Minnesota, South Carolina and Mizzou. Since then, MSU has dropped its last 3 games, and fallen to 4-3 overall with a 2-3 mark in conference play. Jeff Lebby‘s Mississippi State team travels to Texas on Saturday.
A sophomore, Taylor has completed 65.4% of his passes at 9.2 yards per attempt for 1,460 yards and 17 touchdowns with just 4 interceptions. He also has 1 rushing score. When he was healthy, Taylor averaged 298 passing yards per game.
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