Usage Score
12.3
Player Dossier
2006-2009Purdue
Jaycen Taylor
RB • 5'10" • Hawthorne, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jaycen Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.7 efficiency.
Efficiency
53.7
Consistency
27.8
Season Value
36.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 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
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Jaycen Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2006 Postseason · Purdue. Jaycen Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.7 efficiency.
Jaycen Taylor played RB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaycen Taylor recorded 1,624 rushing yards, 443 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2006 with Purdue.
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.
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66 · Games = 5 · +41.1 vs Losses
Losses24.9 · Games = 7 · -41.1 vs Wins
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 yards | W 38-21 | 20 | 110 | 5.50 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 6.3 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Michigan State | L 37-40 | 9 | 60 | 6.70 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Michigan | W 38-36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-37 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Illinois | W 24-14 | 6 | 71 | 11.80 | 1 | — | — | 11.8 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Ohio State | W 26-18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Minnesota | L 20-35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Northwestern | L 21-27 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sun 9/27 | vs Notre Dame | L 21-24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 14.7 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Northern Illinois | L 21-28 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Oregon | L 36-38 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 1 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Toledo2+ TD | W 52-31 | 14 | 81 | 5.80 | 2 | — | — | 5.8 |
Career Arc
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Purdue
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620062007200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Purdue | 938 | 65.9 | 19.7 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Purdue | 938 | 65.9 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 2007 Postseason | Purdue | 625 | 55.9 | 21.6 | -313 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Purdue | 625 | 55.9 | 21.6 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | -625 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 504 | 53.7 | 12.3 | 504 |
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 Season Value
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
49.3
625 primary · 55.9 efficiency · 21.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
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.
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