Player Dossier

2025-2025

Middle Tennessee

DJ Taylor

RB • 6'1" • 198 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

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

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
1
Program Path
Middle Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

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.

Player insights

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

36.1

Efficiency

60.4

Usage

8.9

Consistency

47.6

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Split Comparison

Losses29.3 · n=6
First Half25 · n=4 · -26 vs Second Half
Second Half51 · n=3 · +26 vs First Half
All Games36.1 · n=7

Game Log

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 StateW 31-2447719.30119.3
Sat 11/15@ Western KentuckyL 26-426559.2012118.3
Sat 11/8vs Florida InternationalL 30-56320.700182.5
Wed 10/29vs Jacksonville StateL 21-244112.8001104.2
Wed 10/22@ DelawareL 28-31530602227.4
Wed 10/8vs Missouri StateL 20-22
Sat 9/27@ Kennesaw StateL 16-2442460135.4

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Middle Tennessee

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee25360.48.9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

253 primary output · 60.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage

53.8

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8622

Riverdale · Murfreesboro, TN

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

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.

Quick Answers

DJ Taylor quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
1
Career rushing yards
199