Usage / Role
74%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Marshall
Essray Taliaferro
RB • 5'7" • Washington, DC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Essray Taliaferro leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Essray Taliaferro built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Washington, DC wearing No. 42, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Essray Taliaferro's career was his backfield...
Read the storyEssray Taliaferro, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Marshall. Essray Taliaferro leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,790
- Rushing yards
- 1,581
- Receiving yards
- 209
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Essray Taliaferro quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,790
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Marshall
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,268 scrimmage yards · RB 32nd (top 7%) · Conference USA 5th (top 2%) · National 56th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 108 | 98 | 10 | 1 | 40.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Marshall | 4 | 113 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Marshall | 4 | 301 | 251 | 50 | 2 | 40.9 |
| 2013 Postseason | Marshall | 14 | 91 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 75.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 14 | 1,177 | 1,059 | 118 | 10 | 75.2 |
Related Context
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Essray Taliaferro played RB for Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Essray Taliaferro recorded 1,581 rushing yards, 209 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Marshall paired 1,268 primary output with 54.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Marshall
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
90.6
Efficiency
54.8
Usage
26.4
Consistency
70.8
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 91. Miami (OH): 111. Gardner-Webb: 51. Ohio: 27. Virginia Tech: 105. UTSA: 58. Florida Atlantic: 45. Middle Tennessee: 150. Southern Miss: 108. UAB: 118. Tulsa: 131. Florida International: 52. East Carolina: 161. Rice: 60
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 20 by 45.6. Miami (OH): 21 by 51.3. Gardner-Webb: 13 by 39.3. Ohio: 7 by 40.2. Virginia Tech: 26 by 42.1. UTSA: 14 by 43.2. Florida Atlantic: 10 by 46.9. Middle Tennessee: 25 by 59.9. Southern Miss: 8 by 100. UAB: 13 by 87.8. Tulsa: 23 by 45. Florida International: 9 by 67.8. East Carolina: 26 by 64.5. Rice: 18 by 33.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins92.6 · Games = 10 · +7.1 vs Losses
Losses85.5 · Games = 4 · -7.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Maryland | W 31-20 | 19 | 81 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4.5 |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Rice | L 24-41 | 17 | 53 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.3 |
| Fri 11/29 | vs East Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 59-28 | 26 | 161 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Florida International | W 48-10 | 7 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Fri 11/15 | @ Tulsa | W 45-34 | 20 | 68 | 3.40 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs UAB100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 56-14 | 12 | 118 | 9.80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Southern Miss100 rush yards | W 61-13 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 1 | — | — | 13.5 |
| Thu 10/24 | @ Middle Tennessee100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 49-51 | 24 | 134 | 5.60 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 24-23 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UTSA | W 34-10 | 14 | 58 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Virginia Tech100 rush yards | L 21-29 | 26 | 105 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4.0 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Ohio | L 31-34 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 1 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 55-0 | 12 | 44 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.9 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Miami (OH) | W 52-14 | 19 | 89 | 4.70 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 5.3 |
Player Story
Essray Taliaferro story
Essray Taliaferro built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Washington, DC wearing No. 42, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Essray Taliaferro's career was his backfield work: 1,581 rushing yards, 325 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 209 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 209 receiving yards and 112 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Essray Taliaferro's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Marshall | 108 | 48.1 | 15.1 | 108 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Marshall | 113 | 39.9 | 12.8 | 5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Marshall | 301 | 45.4 | 17.9 | 188 |
| 2013 Postseason | Marshall | 1,268 | 54.8 | 26.4 | 967 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 1,268 | 54.8 | 26.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Carolina
Week 14 · W 59-28 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
161
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
161 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.
#2
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 9 · L 49-51 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
84.4 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
150 scrimmage yards and 36.2 usage.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 13 · L 59-65 · Conference game
180
Scrimmage Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
180 scrimmage yards and 34.1 usage.
#4
vs UAB
Week 11 · W 56-14 · Conference game
118
Scrimmage Yards
80.7 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 11 · W 28-13 · Conference game
69
Scrimmage Yards
75.4 takeover
Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Marshall
1,268 primary output · 54.8 efficiency · 26.4 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Marshall
75.2
1,268 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 26.4 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Marshall
45.4
113 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 12.8 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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