Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Arizona
J.J. Taylor
RB • 5'6" • 185 lbs • Corona, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
J.J. Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 52.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
J.J. Taylor built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Corona, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of J.J. Taylor's career was his backfield work: 3,260...
Read the storyJ.J. Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona. J.J. Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 52.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,747
- Rushing yards
- 3,260
- Receiving yards
- 487
- Touchdowns
- 22
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J.J. Taylor Arizona Highlights
2019 · Arizona · Player Highlight
J.J. Taylor college highlights at Arizona.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
J.J. Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,747
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Arizona
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Junior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,010 scrimmage yards · RB 71st (top 11%) · Pac-12 15th (top 8%) · National 119th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona | 4 | 277 | 261 | 16 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 873 | 827 | 46 | 7 | 59.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 1,565 | 1,432 | 133 | 8 | 78.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona | 11 | 1,010 | 721 | 289 | 5 | 66.8 |
Related Context
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J.J. Taylor played RB for Arizona. Across 4 tracked seasons, J.J. Taylor recorded 3,260 rushing yards, 487 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Arizona paired 1,565 primary output with 56.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
130.4
Efficiency
56.7
Usage
37.7
Consistency
56.5
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 112. Houston: 54. Southern Utah: 54. Oregon State: 284. USC: 72. California: 86. Utah: 75. UCLA: 165. Oregon: 228. Colorado: 204. Washington State: 69. Arizona State: 162
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 22 by 50.7. Houston: 18 by 31.3. Southern Utah: 8 by 70.3. Oregon State: 27 by 93.8. USC: 21 by 31.6. California: 16 by 52.8. Utah: 14 by 51.6. UCLA: 21 by 82.7. Oregon: 33 by 73. Colorado: 41 by 50.7. Washington State: 20 by 35.9. Arizona State: 29 by 55.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins171.2 · Games = 5 · +69.9 vs Losses
Losses101.3 · Games = 7 · -69.9 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
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
93.8 vs Oregon State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 40-41 | 28 | 144 | 5.10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Washington State | L 28-69 | 20 | 69 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Colorado100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-34 | 40 | 192 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.0 |
| Sun 10/28 | vs Oregon100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-15 | 30 | 212 | 7.10 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6.9 |
| Sun 10/21 | @ UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 30-31 | 19 | 154 | 8.10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7.9 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Utah | L 10-42 | 13 | 61 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5.4 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs California | W 24-17 | 15 | 73 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5.4 |
| Sun 9/30 | vs USC | L 20-24 | 18 | 50 | 2.80 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Oregon State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-14 | 27 | 284 | 10.50 | 2 | — | — | 10.5 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Southern Utah | W 62-31 | 8 | 54 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Houston | L 18-45 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 9/2 | vs BYU | L 23-28 | 18 | 85 | 4.70 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 5.1 |
Player Story
J.J. Taylor story
J.J. Taylor built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Corona, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of J.J. Taylor's career was his backfield work: 3,260 rushing yards, 585 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 487 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 487 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 1,014 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives J.J. Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona | 277 | 47.5 | 15.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 895 | 57.2 | 19.9 | 618 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 895 | 57.2 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona | 1,565 | 56.7 | 37.7 | 670 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona | 1,010 | 52.2 | 28.1 | -555 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 4 · W 35-14 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
284
Scrimmage Yards
97.9 takeover
284 scrimmage yards and 45 usage.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 9 · W 58-37 · Conference game
152
Scrimmage Yards
94.3 takeover
Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
152 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 3 · W 47-28
186
Scrimmage Yards
91.4 takeover
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
186 scrimmage yards and 29.2 usage.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 9 · L 31-41 · Conference game
160
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
Loss with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
160 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.
#5
vs Oregon
Week 9 · W 44-15 · Conference game
228
Scrimmage Yards
84.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
228 scrimmage yards and 47.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Arizona
1,565 primary output · 56.7 efficiency · 37.7 usage
78.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Arizona
66.8
1,010 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 28.1 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Arizona
59.6
895 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 19.9 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
9
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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