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Player Dossier
2023-2025Minnesota
Darius Taylor
RB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Darius Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 46.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
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
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Darius Taylor built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 1, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Darius Taylor's career was his backfield work: 2,455...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Darius Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Minnesota. Darius Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 46.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,142
- Rushing yards
- 2,455
- Receiving yards
- 687
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Darius Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,142
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Walled Lake Western · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Walled Lake Western · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 915 scrimmage yards · RB 72nd (top 10%) · Big Ten 18th (top 6%) · National 122nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Minnesota | 6 | 219 | 208 | 11 | 1 | 73.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 6 | 672 | 591 | 81 | 4 | 73.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 12 | 130 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 79.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 1,206 | 873 | 333 | 11 | 79.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 10 | 139 | 116 | 23 | 1 | 71 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 776 | 554 | 222 | 3 | 71 |
Related Context
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Darius Taylor played RB for Minnesota. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darius Taylor recorded 10 passing yards, 2,455 rushing yards, and 687 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Minnesota paired 1,336 primary output with 49.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
91.5
Efficiency
46.5
Usage
37
Consistency
69.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico: 139. Buffalo: 177. Northwestern State: 29. Ohio State: 18. Purdue: 99. Nebraska: 164. Iowa: 1. Oregon: 97. Northwestern: 80. Wisconsin: 111
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico: 28 by 50.9. Buffalo: 34 by 51.1. Northwestern State: 4 by 71.9. Ohio State: 9 by 17.7. Purdue: 20 by 34.9. Nebraska: 28 by 62.9. Iowa: 1 by 10.4. Oregon: 14 by 64.5. Northwestern: 16 by 47.7. Wisconsin: 23 by 53
Split Comparison
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Wins119.8 · Games = 6 · +70.8 vs Losses
Losses49 · Games = 4 · -70.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
71.9 vs Northwestern State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs New Mexico100 rush yards | W 20-17 | 24 | 116 | 4.80 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.0 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Wisconsin100 rush yards | W 17-7 | 19 | 100 | 5.30 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Northwestern | L 35-38 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 5 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oregon | L 13-42 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Iowa | L 3-41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Nebraska100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-6 | 24 | 148 | 6.20 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Purdue | W 27-20 | 14 | 32 | 2.30 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 5.0 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Ohio State | L 3-42 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Northwestern State | W 66-0 | 3 | 20 | 6.70 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.3 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Buffalo100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 23-10 | 30 | 141 | 4.70 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 5.2 |
Player Story
Darius Taylor story
Darius Taylor built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 1, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Darius Taylor's career was his backfield work: 2,455 rushing yards, 486 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 687 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Minnesota. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 10 passing yards, 687 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Darius Taylor moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Minnesota | 891 | 55.1 | 46 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 891 | 55.1 | 46 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 1,336 | 49.1 | 40.8 | 445 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1,336 | 49.1 | 40.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 915 | 46.5 | 37 | -421 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 915 | 46.5 | 37 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nevada
Week 3 · W 27-0
Win with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
161
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
161 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#2
@ Northwestern
Week 4 · L 34-37 · Conference game
216
Scrimmage Yards
88.3 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
216 scrimmage yards and 60.7 usage.
#3
vs USC
Week 6 · W 24-17 · Conference game
200
Scrimmage Yards
87.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
200 scrimmage yards and 54.5 usage.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 1 · W 30-24 · Postseason
219
Scrimmage Yards
87.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
219 scrimmage yards and 71.2 usage.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 10 · W 25-17 · Conference game
189
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
189 scrimmage yards and 58.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Minnesota
1,336 primary output · 49.1 efficiency · 40.8 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Minnesota
79.7
1,336 primary · 49.1 efficiency · 40.8 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Minnesota
73.2
891 primary · 55.1 efficiency · 46 usage
Milestones
13
100+ rush yards
10
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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