He played professionally as a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL).
He left Purdue University owning the most receptions in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history.
A three-sport athlete at A.C. Davis High School, Stubblefield committed to the Purdue University to play football for the Boilermakers.
During the 2004 season, Stubblefield was a Biletnikoff Award finalist, earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and was named a consensus All-American.He concluded his college career with an NCAA record of 325 receptions, which he held for seven years, 3,629 yards, and 27 touchdowns.
For the 2009 and 2010 seasons, he was asked by former Purdue Defense Coordinator Brock Spack to take the wide receivers coaching position at Illinois State.
Stubblefield's contract was not extended after his original deal and he moved on to coach with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL for one season before joining Troy Calhoun's staff at the United States Air Force Academy in February 2017.
Stubblefield attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he played under head coach Joe Tiller.
He played alongside future NFL player Kyle Orton and consensus All-American kicker-punter Travis Dorsch.
Stubblefield was named a First Team All-Big Ten selection his senior year (2004), in which he caught 89 passes with 1,095 yards receiving and scored 16 touchdowns, third-most in the nation.
He became the first consensus All-American receiver for Purdue since Bernie Flowers in 1952 and earned First Team-All Big Ten honors.
[10] After Genyk was replaced by Ron English, Stubblefield moved on to Illinois State to be an assistant and wide receiver coach.
[14] Taylor Stubblefield joined the University of Miami football program in January 2019, accepting the position of wide receivers coach.
[15] Taylor Stubblefield joined the Pennsylvania State University football program in January 2020, accepting the position of wide receivers coach.