Darius Taylor
Minnesota Golden Gophers
79
Solid

Darius Taylor

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
RBOffenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Darius Taylor is the projected starter at RB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Senior · #1 · 6'0", 215 lbs

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Depth at RB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1179Darius TaylorStarter
  2. 22367TJ Thomas
  3. 3250A.J. Turner
  4. 4945Xavier Ford
  5. 52841Niko Castillo

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The Story

The Workhorse

A 4-star recruit out of Walled Lake Western, ranked #351 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 670 rushing yards, 4 rush TD. That's 49% of the team's production at his spot and 83th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #351 Natl3-Yr Total2,455 rush yds · 19 TDTeam Share49%Percentile83th
Detroit, MI
Jersey
#1
Class
SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
215 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20256704
202498610
20237995

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8981
National Rank
#351
High School
Walled Lake Western
Hometown
Walled Lake, MI

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated offense; 83th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 79.

Team offense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 83% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 11LPURYDS 51
CAR
7
YDS
15
AVG
2.1
TD
0
REC
7
YDS
51
AVG
7.3
TD
0

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHYDS 32
CAR
18
YDS
32
AVG
1.8
TD
1
REC
3
YDS
32
AVG
10.7
TD
1

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHYDS 36
CAR
19
YDS
36
AVG
1.9
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
36
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 12LMSSTYDS 15
CAR
6
YDS
15
AVG
2.5
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUYDS 56
CAR
14
YDS
56
AVG
4.0
TD
3
REC
3
YDS
31
AVG
10.3
TD
0

Final W 59-7

Darius Taylor's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
670 rush yds · 4 TD · 39% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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