Usage / Role
67%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Buffalo
Anthone Taylor
RB • 5'10" • Huber Heights, OH, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Anthone Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 45.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Anthone Taylor built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Huber Heights, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Anthone Taylor's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Anthone Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Buffalo. Anthone Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 45.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,918
- Rushing yards
- 2,651
- Receiving yards
- 267
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Anthone Taylor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,918
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Wayne · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Wayne · 36 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 930 scrimmage yards · RB 81st (top 15%) · Mid-American 15th (top 7%) · National 144th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Buffalo | 9 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 9 | 430 | 385 | 45 | 3 | 37.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 1,511 | 1,403 | 108 | 12 | 78.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 930 | 829 | 101 | 3 | 69 |
Related Context
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Anthone Taylor played RB for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Anthone Taylor recorded 2,651 rushing yards, 267 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 1,511 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
84.5
Efficiency
45.8
Usage
31.7
Consistency
77.9
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAlbany: 104. Penn State: 100. Florida Atlantic: 113. Nevada: 73. Bowling Green: 119. Central Michigan: 60. Miami (OH): 41. Kent State: 66. Northern Illinois: 54. Akron: 104. Massachusetts: 96
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAlbany: 17 by 63.7. Penn State: 20 by 53.1. Florida Atlantic: 26 by 47.1. Nevada: 17 by 44.5. Bowling Green: 24 by 48.3. Central Michigan: 15 by 39.3. Miami (OH): 11 by 33. Kent State: 18 by 40.3. Northern Illinois: 14 by 33.3. Akron: 20 by 55.7. Massachusetts: 21 by 45.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins81 · Games = 4 · -5.6 vs Losses
Losses86.6 · Games = 7 · +5.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
63.7 vs UAlbany
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/27 | vs Massachusetts | L 26-31 | 20 | 85 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Akron | L 21-42 | 18 | 98 | 5.40 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.2 |
| Thu 11/12 | vs Northern Illinois | L 30-41 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3.9 |
| Fri 11/6 | @ Kent State | W 18-17 | 16 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Thu 10/29 | @ Miami (OH) | W 29-24 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Central Michigan | L 14-51 | 13 | 47 | 3.60 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Bowling Green | L 22-28 | 21 | 93 | 4.40 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 5.0 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Nevada | L 21-24 | 16 | 68 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Florida Atlantic100 rush yards | W 33-15 | 25 | 116 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Penn State | L 14-27 | 18 | 93 | 5.20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs UAlbany100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 51-14 | 17 | 104 | 6.10 | 2 | — | — | 6.1 |
Player Story
Anthone Taylor story
Anthone Taylor built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Huber Heights, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Anthone Taylor's career was his backfield work: 2,651 rushing yards, 554 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 267 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 267 receiving yards and 32 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Anthone Taylor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Buffalo
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 33 | 54.2 | 7.3 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | -33 |
| 2013 Postseason | Buffalo | 444 | 44.3 | 15.5 | 444 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 444 | 44.3 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1,511 | 48.2 | 44.3 | 1,067 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 930 | 45.8 | 31.7 | -581 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Massachusetts
Week 14 · W 41-21 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
268
Scrimmage Yards
89.9 takeover
268 scrimmage yards and 57.4 usage.
#2
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · W 44-7 · Conference game
154
Scrimmage Yards
84.5 takeover
Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
154 scrimmage yards and 23 usage.
#3
vs Miami (OH)
Week 5 · W 35-27 · Conference game
222
Scrimmage Yards
82.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
222 scrimmage yards and 47.4 usage.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 6 · L 35-36 · Conference game
219
Scrimmage Yards
81.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
219 scrimmage yards and 58.1 usage.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 5 · L 22-28 · Conference game
119
Scrimmage Yards
81.1 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
119 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Buffalo
1,511 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 44.3 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
69
930 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 31.7 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Buffalo
37.6
444 primary · 44.3 efficiency · 15.5 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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