Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 63 | — |
| Success rate | 36.5% | 272nd / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 3.2% | 316th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 25.4% | 293rd / 321 |
| First downs | 13 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 11 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 7 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 21 | — |
| Target share | 14.1% | 360th / 522 |
| Catch rate | 76.2% | 83rd / 522 |
| Success rate per target | 47.6% | 274th / 522 |
| Yards per target | 7.1 | 336th / 522 |
| Explosive catches | 4.8% | 439th / 522 |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
Charting
Where Taylor's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
Run direction63 carries
2025 charting · Minnesota
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Taylor’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted26 targets charted
Run direction64 carries
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Minnesota#66 · 4-2 | 5 | 43% | 64 | 154 | 2.4 | 4 | 36.5% | 18 | 155 | 1 | 14.1% |
| 2025 | Minnesota#63 · 8-5 | 10 | 46% | 143 | 670 | 4.7 | 4 | 34.5% | 34 | 245 | 0 | 20.1% |
| 2024 | Minnesota#26 · 8-5 | 12 | 61% | 205 | 986 | 4.8 | 10 | 46.1% | 54 | 350 | 2 | 16.0% |
| 2023 | Minnesota#74 · 6-7 | 6 | 29% | 138 | 799 | 5.8 | 5 | 50.7% | 11 | 92 | 0 | 10.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darius Taylor's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Darius Taylor's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | 8.0 | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 |  Mississippi State | L 13–38 | 4.4 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Akron | W 41–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 4 | @ Washington | W 27–24 | 5.6 | 19 | 36 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 |  Michigan | W 20–14 | 6.7 | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | @ Purdue | L 13–41 | 6.8 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 6.3 | 64 | 154 | 2.4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 155 | 8.6 | 1 | 33 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 64 | — |
| Yards | 154 | 360th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 2.4 | 303rd / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 91st / 630 |
| Long | 27 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 271st / 1994 |
| Yards | 155 | 464th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 8.6 | 403rd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 33 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | ✓ RB | 71 | ~28 (19–36) | 17 | 39% |
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | ✓ RB | 63 | ~21 (14–27) | 7 | 33% |
| Wk 4 · Washington | ✓ RB | 62 | ~40 (34–44) | 23 | 65% |
| Wk 5 · Michigan | — | 65 | ~41 (35–45) | 23 | 63% |
| Wk 6 · Purdue | ✓ RB | 52 | ~31 (21–40) | 17 | 60% |
| Season | 4 GS | 376 | 161 (125–199) | 87 | 43% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Taylor | RB | SR | 64 | 154 | 2.4 | 4 | 18 | -0.07 |
| 23 | TJ Thomas | RB | JR | 52 | 319 | 6.1 | 1 | 17 | -0.04 |
| 9 | Xavier Ford | RB | SO | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 1 | — | +0.21 |
| A.J. Turner | RB | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | +0.04 | ||
| 28 | Niko Castillo | RB | FR | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | -0.45 |
| 20 | Ryan Estrada | RB | FR | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | +0.11 |
| 22 | Jaron Thomas | RB | SO | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | +0.07 |
| 26 | Zeke Bates | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Minnesota depth chart →