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 | 7 | — |
| Success rate | 28.6% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 14.3% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 14.3% | — |
| First downs | 1 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 0 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
2025 charting · Middle Tennessee
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Taylor’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction18 carries
Career
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Middle Tennessee#130 · 4-3 | 3 | 6% | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 28.6% |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee#133 · 3-9 | 7 | 15% | 26 | 199 | 7.7 | 2 | 52.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. DJ Taylor's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
DJ 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 |  Murray State | W 38–14 | — | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | @ Marshall | L 26–28 | — | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 |  Nevada | W 27–20 | 4.3 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Jacksonville State | L 13–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 5 | @ Kansas | L 0–55 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 7 |  Delaware | W 33–30 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 8 | @ Florida International | W 26–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 4.3 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 7 | — |
| Yards | 25 | 802nd / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 3.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1 | 1613th / 1995 |
| Yards | 11 | 1658th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 11 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Murray State | 48 | ~4 (1–8) | 1 | 8% |
| Wk 2 · Marshall | 69 | ~13 (3–25) | 4 | 19% |
| Wk 3 · Nevada | 67 | ~9 (2–17) | 4 | 13% |
| Season | 409 | 26 (13–57) | 9 | 6% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Middle Tennessee roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Antonio Martin | RB | SR | 94 | 480 | 5.1 | 1 | 5 | -0.19 |
| 9 | Terrence Brown | RB | SR | 43 | 312 | 7.3 | 2 | 20 | +0.14 |
| 29 | DJ Taylor | RB | SO | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | -0.09 |
| 33 | Brooklen Davis | RB | FR | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | -0.17 |
| 21 | Ashton Jones | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Robert Lathon Jr. | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Duece Lawrence | 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. Middle Tennessee depth chart →