Player Dossier

2016-2019

Memphis

Patrick Taylor Jr.

RB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Humble, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Patrick Taylor Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.4 efficiency.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

69

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

55

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Memphis
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Player Story

Patrick Taylor Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Humble, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Patrick Taylor Jr.'s career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8356

Heritage · Brentwood, CA

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Patrick Taylor Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Memphis. Patrick Taylor Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.4 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,308
Rushing yards
2,874
Receiving yards
434
Touchdowns
39

Quick Answers

Patrick Taylor Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Memphis · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,308
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Memphis
Top game
UL Monroe
Recruit profile
3-star · Heritage · Fresno State
High school pipeline
Heritage · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 6 · Senior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
402 scrimmage yards · RB 230th (top 35%) · American Athletic 58th (top 24%) · National 608th (top 24%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2016 PostseasonMemphis1237343048.9
2016 Regular SeasonMemphis1254651234248.9
2017 PostseasonMemphis121026834069.9
2017 Regular SeasonMemphis129127981141469.9
2018 PostseasonMemphis141121111274.5
2018 Regular SeasonMemphis141,1971,0011961674.5
2019 PostseasonMemphis659509146
2019 Regular SeasonMemphis634330043446

Related Context

Patrick Taylor Jr. played RB for Memphis. Across 4 tracked seasons, Patrick Taylor Jr. recorded 2,874 rushing yards, 434 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Memphis.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Memphis paired 1,309 primary output with 55.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 44.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

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

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2019 Postseason · Memphis

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

67

Efficiency

44.4

Usage

21.1

Consistency

48.5

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 59. Ole Miss: 153. Houston: 14. South Florida: 115. Cincinnati: 25. Cincinnati: 36

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 9 by 66.4. Ole Miss: 31 by 50.2. Houston: 5 by 29.2. South Florida: 18 by 61.5. Cincinnati: 10 by 26. Cincinnati: 13 by 33.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins68.6 · Games = 5 · +9.6 vs Losses
Losses59 · Games = 1 · -9.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

66.4 vs Penn State

Result
Sat 12/28@ Penn StateL 39-538506.301196.6
Sat 12/7vs CincinnatiW 29-2411383.5002-22.8
Fri 11/29vs CincinnatiW 34-2410252.5002.5
Sat 11/23@ South Florida2+ TDW 49-1017955.6031206.4
Sat 11/16@ HoustonW 45-275142.8002.8
Sat 8/31vs Ole Miss100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 15-10271284.7014254.9

Player Story

Patrick Taylor Jr. story

Patrick Taylor Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Humble, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Patrick Taylor Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 2,874 rushing yards, 533 carries, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 434 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 434 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Patrick Taylor Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Memphis

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonMemphis5835713.9
2016 Regular SeasonMemphis5835713.90
2017 PostseasonMemphis1,01455.526431
2017 Regular SeasonMemphis1,01455.5260
2018 PostseasonMemphis1,30955.824.9295
2018 Regular SeasonMemphis1,30955.824.90
2019 PostseasonMemphis40244.421.1-907
2019 Regular SeasonMemphis40244.421.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UL Monroe

Week 1 · W 37-29

Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

92.8 takeover

134 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.

#2

vs UConn

Week 6 · W 55-14 · Conference game

173

Scrimmage Yards

86 takeover

Win with 173 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

173 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.

#3

vs Ole Miss

Week 1 · W 15-10

153

Scrimmage Yards

83.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

153 scrimmage yards and 41.9 usage.

#4

@ UCF

Week 14 · L 41-56 · Conference game

141

Scrimmage Yards

82.6 takeover

Loss with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

141 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.

#5

vs Kansas

Week 3 · W 43-7

109

Scrimmage Yards

80.6 takeover

Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Memphis

1,309 primary output · 55.8 efficiency · 24.9 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Memphis

74.5

1,309 primary · 55.8 efficiency · 24.9 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Memphis

69.9

1,014 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 26 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

11

2+ TD games