Darius Taylor

RB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Darius Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 46.5 efficiency.

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Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8981

Walled Lake Western · Walled Lake, MI

Committed To: Minnesota
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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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.

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