Player Dossier

2013-2015

Florida

Kelvin Taylor

RB • 5'10" • Belle Glade, FL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Kelvin Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 42.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

60%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

37

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Player Story

Kelvin Taylor built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a running back from Belle Glade, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Kelvin Taylor's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9897

Glades Day School · Belle Glade, FL

Committed To
Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2016
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 36
Overall
No. 211
NFL Team
San Francisco 49ers

Kelvin Taylor, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Florida. Kelvin Taylor leans workhorse runner traits and 42.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,287
Rushing yards
2,108
Receiving yards
179
Touchdowns
23

Quick Answers

Kelvin Taylor quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,287
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Florida
Top game
Georgia
Recruit profile
5-star · Glades Day School · Florida
High school pipeline
Glades Day School · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2016 · Round 6 · Pick 36 · San Francisco 49ers
Latest roster
No. 21 · Class 2015
2015 Scrimmage yards rank
1,185 scrimmage yards · RB 49th (top 9%) · SEC 8th (top 3%) · National 76th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonFlorida954550837459.3
2014 PostseasonFlorida12000045.2
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida12557565-8645.2
2015 PostseasonFlorida1450500078.1
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida141,1359851501378.1

Related Context

Kelvin Taylor played RB for Florida. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kelvin Taylor recorded 2,108 rushing yards, 179 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Florida paired 1,185 primary output with 42.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 42.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Postseason · Florida

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

84.6

Efficiency

42.3

Usage

37.5

Consistency

69.9

Best Game by takeover score

Florida State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 50. New Mexico State: 95. East Carolina: 61. Kentucky: 52. Tennessee: 98. Ole Miss: 98. Missouri: 124. LSU: 40. Georgia: 121. Vanderbilt: 47. South Carolina: 120. Florida Atlantic: 117. Florida State: 154. Alabama: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 11 by 47.3. New Mexico State: 10 by 81.8. East Carolina: 17 by 36.4. Kentucky: 17 by 30.3. Tennessee: 20 by 54. Ole Miss: 29 by 33.3. Missouri: 31 by 38.8. LSU: 17 by 20.2. Georgia: 25 by 50.4. Vanderbilt: 17 by 28.8. South Carolina: 21 by 56.6. Florida Atlantic: 27 by 43.3. Florida State: 27 by 59.2. Alabama: 7 by 11.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins93.3 · Games = 10 · +30.3 vs Losses
Losses63 · Games = 4 · -30.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Florida State

Best efficiency game

81.8 vs New Mexico State

Result
Fri 1/1vs MichiganL 7-4111504.5004.5
Sat 12/5@ AlabamaL 15-29781.1001.1
Sun 11/29vs Florida State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 2-27241365.7003185.7
Sat 11/21vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yardsW 20-1426105411124.3
Sat 11/14@ South Carolina100 rush yardsW 24-14201055.3011155.7
Sat 11/7vs VanderbiltW 9-717472.8012.8
Sat 10/31vs Georgia100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 27-3251214.8024.8
Sat 10/17@ LSUL 28-3515251.7012152.4
Sat 10/10@ Missouri2+ TDW 21-328993.5023254
Sat 10/3vs Ole MissW 38-1027833.1002153.4
Sat 9/26vs Tennessee100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 28-27191025.4021-44.9
Sat 9/19@ KentuckyW 14-916452.801173.1
Sat 9/12vs East CarolinaW 31-2416553.401163.6
Sat 9/5vs New Mexico StateW 61-138546.8012419.5

Player Story

Kelvin Taylor story

Kelvin Taylor built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a running back from Belle Glade, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Kelvin Taylor's career was his backfield work: 2,108 rushing yards, 486 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 179 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 179 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida.

The arc is straightforward: Kelvin Taylor moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Florida

    2013-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonFlorida54549.924.5
2014 PostseasonFlorida55737.817.112
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida55737.817.10
2015 PostseasonFlorida1,18542.337.5628
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida1,18542.337.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Georgia

Week 10 · W 38-20 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

197

Scrimmage Yards

94 takeover

197 scrimmage yards and 41 usage.

#2

vs Florida State

Week 13 · L 2-27

154

Scrimmage Yards

86.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

154 scrimmage yards and 46.6 usage.

#3

@ South Carolina

Week 12 · L 14-19 · Conference game

111

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

111 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.

#4

@ South Carolina

Week 11 · W 24-14 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

77.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

120 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#5

vs Georgia

Week 9 · W 27-3 · Conference game

121

Scrimmage Yards

76.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

121 scrimmage yards and 44.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Florida

1,185 primary output · 42.3 efficiency · 37.5 usage

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#2

2015 Regular Season · Florida

78.1

1,185 primary · 42.3 efficiency · 37.5 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Florida

59.3

545 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 24.5 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games