Darius Taylor

RB · #1 · Minnesota · SR · 6'0" · 215 · Detroit, MI

Projected RB starter

670 2025 rush yards
4 2025 total TDs
28% Team touch share
14 Explosive plays
28 Career games (25 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 Minnesota1010143 670 4.7 34 245 4
2024 Minnesota1211205 986 4.8 54 350 12
2023 Minnesota64138 799 5.8 11 92 5

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 67.0 87
Yards per carry 4.7 46
Receiving yards per game 24.5 97
Total TDs 4 59

Around Darius

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Drake Lindsey QB · 2,382 pass yds · 13g
WR-X Jalen Smith WR · 419 rec yds · 13g
WR-Z Perry Thompson WR · 154 rec yds · 12g · at AUB
WR-SL Javon Tracy WR · 454 rec yds · 13g
TE Kaden Helms TE · 35 rec yds · 10g · at OKLA

The situation

Minnesota 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 7.5% 1
Red zone TD rate 65.4% 27
Line yards per carry 2.0 15
Sack rate allowed 5.7% 57

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 BUFF30 5 4 177 5
W2Northwestern State Demons3 1 1 29 1
W6 @ OSU8 2 1 18
W7 PUR14 11 6 99 2
W8 NEB24 4 4 164 1 3
W9 @ IOWA1 1
W12 @ ORE10 9 4 97 1
W13 @ NW10 7 6 80 1 4
W14 WIS19 4 4 111 1 2
W18 UNM24 6 4 139 1 4

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#349 Pierce Clarkson QB · St. John Bosco LOU
#350 Keyon Brown WR · Rickards OKLA
#351 Darius Taylor RB · Walled Lake Western MINN
#352 Brayden Dorman QB · Vista Ridge ARIZ
#353 James Durand IOL · Basha WIS
RBs in the class
#21 Isaiah Augustave Naples ARK
#22 Cam Cook Stony Point TCU
#23 Darius Taylor Walled Lake Western MINN
#24 A'Marion Peterson Hirschi USC
#25 Parker Jenkins Klein Forest HOU
2025 · 87th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 87th pctile of class