Player Dossier

2016-2019

Arizona

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.

Usage / Role

59%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

74

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

65

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

79

High-upside career profile

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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...

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J.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 college highlights at Arizona.

Season
2019
Type
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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

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonArizona427726116237.5
2017 PostseasonArizona1322193059.6
2017 Regular SeasonArizona1387382746759.6
2018 Regular SeasonArizona121,5651,432133878.3
2019 Regular SeasonArizona111,010721289566.8

Related Context

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

2019 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 52.2 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: Stanford

Loss with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2019 Regular Season · Arizona

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

91.8

Efficiency

52.2

Usage

28.1

Consistency

70

Best Game by takeover score

Stanford

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 80. Northern Arizona: 102. Texas Tech: 39. Colorado: 4. Washington: 126. USC: 93. Stanford: 160. Oregon State: 167. Oregon: 129. Utah: 43. Arizona State: 67

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 15 by 52.1. Northern Arizona: 10 by 92.5. Texas Tech: 11 by 36.9. Colorado: 1 by 41.7. Washington: 21 by 55.9. USC: 20 by 50.6. Stanford: 21 by 73.5. Oregon State: 28 by 48.1. Oregon: 23 by 50.6. Utah: 13 by 34.4. Arizona State: 17 by 37.9

Split Comparison

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

Wins48.3 · Games = 3 · -59.8 vs Losses
Losses108.1 · Games = 8 · +59.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Stanford

Best efficiency game

92.5 vs Northern Arizona

Result
Sun 12/1@ Arizona StateL 14-2414483.4003193.9
Sun 11/24vs UtahL 7-3510333.3003103.3
Sun 11/17@ OregonL 6-3417744.4006555.6
Sat 11/2vs Oregon State150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TDL 38-5621783.7027896.0
Sat 10/26@ Stanford100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 31-41161076.7005537.6
Sun 10/20@ USCL 14-411680504134.7
Sun 10/13vs WashingtonL 27-5118894.9013376
Sat 10/5@ ColoradoW 35-3014404
Sun 9/15vs Texas TechW 28-1411393.5003.5
Sun 9/8vs Northern Arizona100 rush yardsW 65-411010210.20110.2
Sun 8/25@ Hawai'iL 38-4514674.8011135.3

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonArizona27747.515.9
2017 PostseasonArizona89557.219.9618
2017 Regular SeasonArizona89557.219.90
2018 Regular SeasonArizona1,56556.737.7670
2019 Regular SeasonArizona1,01052.228.1-555

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