Player Dossier

2006-2009

Purdue

Jaycen Taylor

RB • 5'10" • Hawthorne, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jaycen Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.7 efficiency.

Usage Score

12.3

Efficiency

53.7

Consistency

27.8

Season Value

37.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2006 Postseason · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jaycen Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2006 Postseason · Purdue. Jaycen Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.7 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2006 Postseason

Purdue paired 938 primary output with 65.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 53.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2009 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

42

Efficiency

53.7

Usage

12.3

Consistency

27.8

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 81. Oregon: 16. Northern Illinois: 9. Notre Dame: 44. Northwestern: 6. Minnesota: 4. Ohio State: 0. Illinois: 71. Wisconsin: 19. Michigan: 9. Michigan State: 76. Indiana: 169

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 14 by 60.3. Oregon: 7 by 23.8. Northern Illinois: 2 by 46.9. Notre Dame: 3 by 68.8. Northwestern: 1 by 62.5. Minnesota: 1 by 33.3. Illinois: 6 by 99.3. Wisconsin: 6 by 33. Michigan: 3 by 31.3. Michigan State: 11 by 70.5. Indiana: 27 by 60.5

Split Comparison

Wins66 · n=5 · +41.1 vs Losses
Losses24.9 · n=7 · -41.1 vs Wins
First Half26.7 · n=6 · -30.7 vs Second Half
Second Half57.3 · n=6 · +30.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

99.3 vs Illinois

Result
Sat 11/21@ Indiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 38-21201105.5007596.3
Sat 11/14vs Michigan StateL 37-409606.7002166.9
Sat 11/7@ MichiganW 38-3639303
Sat 10/31@ WisconsinL 0-376193.2003.2
Sat 10/24vs IllinoisW 24-1467111.80111.8
Sat 10/17vs Ohio StateW 26-18
Sat 10/10@ MinnesotaL 20-35144
Sat 10/3vs NorthwesternL 21-2716606
Sun 9/27vs Notre DameL 21-24263013814.7
Sat 9/19vs Northern IllinoisL 21-28294.5004.5
Sun 9/13@ OregonL 36-387162.3012.3
Sat 9/5vs Toledo2+ TDW 52-3114815.8025.8

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Purdue

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Progression

200620062007200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonPurdue93865.919.7
2006 Regular SeasonPurdue93865.919.70
2007 PostseasonPurdue62555.921.6-313
2007 Regular SeasonPurdue62555.921.60
2008 Regular SeasonPurdue0-625
2009 Regular SeasonPurdue50453.712.3504

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northwestern

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

171

Primary metric

171 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#2

Indiana

169

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

169 scrimmage yards and 50.9 usage.

#3

Minnesota

110

Primary metric

Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.

#4

Indiana

123

Primary metric

Win with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

123 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#5

Michigan State

112

Primary metric

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2006 Postseason · Purdue

938 primary output · 65.9 efficiency · 19.7 usage

64.2

#2

2006 Regular Season · Purdue

64.2

938 primary · 65.9 efficiency · 19.7 usage

#3

2007 Postseason · Purdue

50

625 primary · 55.9 efficiency · 21.6 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

2,067

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaycen Taylor quick answers

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
1,624