Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2008Miami (OH)
J.R. Taylor
RB • 5'9" • 197 lbs • Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
J.R. Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
lowhigh
Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
J.R. Taylor built his college career in 2008 as a running back from Reynoldsburg, OH wearing No. 38, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of J.R. Taylor's career was his backfield work: 427 rushing yards,...
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
J.R. Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Miami (OH). J.R. Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 451
- Rushing yards
- 427
- Receiving yards
- 24
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
J.R. Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 451
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Reynoldsburg · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- Reynoldsburg · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 38 · Class 2008
- 2008 Scrimmage yards rank
- 451 scrimmage yards · RB 95th (top 32%) · Mid-American 35th (top 24%) · National 269th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 7 | 451 | 427 | 24 | 2 | 71.1 |
Related Context
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J.R. Taylor played RB for Miami (OH). Across 1 tracked season, J.R. Taylor recorded 427 rushing yards, 24 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 451 primary output with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
64.4
Efficiency
50.8
Usage
24.8
Consistency
63
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 19. Bowling Green: 127. Kent State: 121. Buffalo: 69. Ball State: 3. Toledo: 70. Ohio: 42
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 2 by 89.6. Bowling Green: 18 by 73.5. Kent State: 21 by 59.3. Buffalo: 16 by 44.9. Ball State: 2 by 15.6. Toledo: 22 by 33.5. Ohio: 10 by 39.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins127 · Games = 1 · +73 vs Losses
Losses54 · Games = 6 · -73 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
89.6 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ohio | L 26-41 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Toledo | L 14-42 | 21 | 68 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Wed 11/12 | vs Ball State | L 16-31 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Wed 11/5 | @ Buffalo | L 17-37 | 16 | 69 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Kent State100 rush yards | L 21-54 | 20 | 113 | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Bowling Green100 rush yards | W 27-20 | 18 | 127 | 7.10 | 1 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Northern Illinois | L 13-17 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | — | — | 9.5 |
Player Story
J.R. Taylor story
J.R. Taylor built his college career in 2008 as a running back from Reynoldsburg, OH wearing No. 38, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of J.R. Taylor's career was his backfield work: 427 rushing yards, 87 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 24 receiving yards across 7 career games in the available record. His career also includes 24 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives J.R. Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Miami (OH)
2008
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 451 | 50.8 | 24.8 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 27-20 · Conference game
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127
Scrimmage Yards
90.2 takeover
127 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 9 · L 21-54 · Conference game
121
Scrimmage Yards
84.9 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
121 scrimmage yards and 41.2 usage.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 13 · L 14-42 · Conference game
70
Scrimmage Yards
62.9 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
70 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.
#4
@ Buffalo
Week 11 · L 17-37 · Conference game
69
Scrimmage Yards
61.3 takeover
Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 29.6 usage.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 14 · L 26-41 · Conference game
42
Scrimmage Yards
41.5 takeover
Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
42 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
451 primary output · 50.8 efficiency · 24.8 usage
71.1
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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