Player Career

Stepfan Taylor Career Story

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

Player Story

Stepfan Taylor story

Stepfan Taylor built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Mansfield, TX wearing No. 33, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Stepfan Taylor's career was his backfield work: 4,300 rushing yards, 843 carries, 40 rushing touchdowns, and 778 receiving yards across 52 career games in the available record. His career also includes 778 receiving yards and 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Stepfan 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

    Stanford

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonStanford34656.58.6
2009 Regular SeasonStanford34656.58.60
2010 PostseasonStanford1,40358.431.61,057
2010 Regular SeasonStanford1,40358.431.60
2011 PostseasonStanford1,51258.532.9109
2011 Regular SeasonStanford1,51258.532.90
2012 PostseasonStanford1,81750.647.7305
2012 Regular SeasonStanford1,81750.647.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon

Week 5 · L 31-52 · Conference game

Loss with 181 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

181

Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

181 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

#2

@ California

Week 8 · W 21-3 · Conference game

200

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

200 scrimmage yards and 47.6 usage.

#3

vs USC

Week 3 · W 21-14 · Conference game

213

Scrimmage Yards

87.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

213 scrimmage yards and 62.7 usage.

#4

@ UCLA

Week 13 · W 35-17 · Conference game

169

Scrimmage Yards

84.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

169 scrimmage yards and 37.1 usage.

#5

@ Oklahoma State

Week 1 · L 38-41 · Postseason

198

Scrimmage Yards

84.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

198 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Stanford

1,817 primary output · 50.6 efficiency · 47.7 usage

82.2

#2

2012 Regular Season · Stanford

82.2

1,817 primary · 50.6 efficiency · 47.7 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Stanford

78.9

1,512 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 32.9 usage

Milestones

21

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

13

2+ TD games