#22
Ohio · 2026

Mike Taylor Jr.

RBFreshman5' 9", 185 lbsColumbus, OH
Ohio Bobcats5-2 · TDC #88
Snap share
14%
likely 8–34%
Rush yards
79
509th of 1458 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.8
Rush TD
0
Receptions
0
EPA / play
-0.01
20 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

20 plays · -0.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.01
Rushing-0.01
1st down-0.41
2nd down+0.10
3rd down+0.32
Standard downs-0.06
Passing downs+0.11
Jr.RB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays0%
Run plays11%
1st down5%
2nd down6%
3rd down8%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs6%
Jr.RB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries12—
Success rate41.7%—
Explosive run rate16.7%—
Stuffed at the line33.3%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries3—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction21 carries

Left
24%
8.0 YPC · 80% succ.
Middle
67%
2.2 YPC · 29% succ.
Right
10%
4.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Mike Taylor Jr.'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

4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 5.4 vs Stonehill (Week 4)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@NebraskaL 21–49—263.006
2Jacksonville StateW 29–27—no stats recorded
3@South AlabamaL 36–41—221.005
4StonehillW 35–75.410484.8016
5@Kent StateW 13–10—no stats recorded
6Central MichiganW 31–143.5471.806
7@Sacramento StateW 48–7—3165.309
2026 · 5 games4.521793.8016

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries21—
Yards79509th / 1458
Yards / carry3.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Nebraska65~11 (3–21)217%
Wk 3 · South Alabama59~10 (2–19)217%
Wk 4 · Stonehill71~20 (14–26)1028%
Wk 6 · Central Michigan67~12 (3–23)418%
Wk 7 · Sacramento State64~11 (3–21)317%
Season44764 (36–152)2114%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Ohio roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
4Victor RosaRBSR733244.456+0.06
6Duncan BruneRBJR733304.533+0.17
24Irving BrownRBFR232199.511+0.38
22Mike Taylor Jr.RBFR21793.80—-0.01
40Brayden MitchumRBFR1990——
23James KellyRBFR——————

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. Ohio depth chart →