Usage Score
8.9
Player Dossier
2025-2025Middle Tennessee
RB • 6'1" • 198 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA
DJ Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.4 efficiency.
Usage Score
8.9
Efficiency
60.4
Consistency
47.6
Season Value
53.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
DJ Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. DJ Taylor leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.4 efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 253 primary output with 60.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
36.1
Efficiency
60.4
Usage
8.9
Consistency
47.6
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kennesaw State: 27. Missouri State: 0. Delaware: 52. Jacksonville State: 21. Florida International: 10. Western Kentucky: 66. New Mexico State: 77
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kennesaw State: 5 by 60. Delaware: 7 by 68.5. Jacksonville State: 5 by 34.7. Florida International: 4 by 14.6. Western Kentucky: 8 by 84.4. New Mexico State: 4 by 100
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
100 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ New Mexico State | W 31-24 | 4 | 77 | 19.30 | 1 | — | — | 19.3 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Western Kentucky | L 26-42 | 6 | 55 | 9.20 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8.3 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Florida International | L 30-56 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.5 |
| Wed 10/29 | vs Jacksonville State | L 21-24 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Wed 10/22 | @ Delaware | L 28-31 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7.4 |
| Wed 10/8 | vs Missouri State | L 20-22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Kennesaw State | L 16-24 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.4 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Middle Tennessee
2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 253 | 60.4 | 8.9 | — |
#1 Featured game
New Mexico State
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77
Primary metric
77 scrimmage yards and 7 usage.
#2
Western Kentucky
66
Primary metric
Loss with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
66 scrimmage yards and 16 usage.
#3
Delaware
52
Primary metric
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.
#4
Kennesaw State
27
Primary metric
Loss with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
27 scrimmage yards and 7.7 usage.
#5
Jacksonville State
21
Primary metric
Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
253 primary output · 60.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage
53.8
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100+ rush yards
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Recruit Profile
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8622
Riverdale · Murfreesboro, TN
Career Facts
1
Career teams
1
Seasons tracked
253
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 7 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
DJ Taylor quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit