Taylor Wood
Chicago Stars FC · Full-back · Ball-Winner
Full-back2025 seasonUSAage 26.12659 min5 ft 10 inBall-Winner
There is no ambiguity about what Taylor is: 80th percentile for defensive disruption, 6th for passing, now 26.1 and at the stable part of the curve.
-0.047
goals added / 96
20th
percentile in position
-0.049
2027 projection
$127,836
cap-implied wage, 2025
$95,995
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in defensive disruption. Below the 35th in passing, carrying.
Style metrics2025 season
| Share of team touches | 9.7% |
| Average pass distance | 19.5 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 4.9 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 26.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.25 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.61 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.013 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.055 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.013 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Cap-implied valuepriced on 2025
| Goals above replacement | 0.93 |
| Share of base cap | 3.9% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$31,841 |
Cap-implied wage distributes the league's published 2025 wage pool in proportion to goals added above replacement. It is what the cap says she should command — the NWSL does not publish actual salaries.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CHI | FB | 24.1 | 636 | -0.044 | 22 |
| 2024 | CHI | FB | 25.1 | 1774 | -0.071 | 10 |
| 2025 | CHI | FB | 26.1 | 2659 | -0.047 | 20 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Collins | FB | BAY | 2026 | None | -0.041 |
| Camille Levin | FB | HOU | 2017 | 27.2 | +0.015 |
| Haley McCutcheon | FB | HOU | 2020 | 24.4 | -0.031 |
| Kristen Edmonds | FB | KC | 2021 | 34.1 | -0.032 |
| Ali Riley | FB | ORL | 2021 | 33.7 | -0.029 |
| Reyna Reyes | FB | POR | 2026 | 25.4 | -0.038 |
| Zoe Burns | FB | UTA | 2024 | 22.5 | -0.031 |
| Kristen McNabb | FB | SD | 2022 | 28.2 | -0.026 |