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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
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
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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
- 1
- 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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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