Player Career

D.J. Taylor Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

D.J. Taylor story

D.J. Taylor built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Bay Minette, AL wearing No. 23, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of D.J. Taylor's career was his backfield work: 786 rushing yards, 169 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 332 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 332 receiving yards and 77 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.J. Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Troy

    2008-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonTroy3742.810.3
2009 Regular SeasonTroy7176.23.834
2010 PostseasonTroy14859.53.777
2010 Regular SeasonTroy14859.53.70
2011 Regular SeasonTroy45851.915310
2012 Regular SeasonTroy40446.213.9-54

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Clemson

Week 1 · L 19-43

Loss with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

67

Scrimmage Yards

75 takeover

67 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.

#2

vs Navy

Week 11 · W 41-31

91

Scrimmage Yards

74.4 takeover

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.

#3

vs North Texas

Week 8 · W 50-26 · Conference game

53

Scrimmage Yards

70 takeover

Win with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

53 scrimmage yards and 8.1 usage.

#4

@ Florida International

Week 9 · L 20-23 · Conference game

53

Scrimmage Yards

68.4 takeover

Loss with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

53 scrimmage yards and 15.6 usage.

#5

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 13 · L 21-24 · Conference game

84

Scrimmage Yards

65.7 takeover

Loss with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

84 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Troy

458 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 15 usage

68.2

#2

2012 Regular Season · Troy

57.3

404 primary · 46.2 efficiency · 13.9 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Troy

45.1

37 primary · 42.8 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games