Darius Taylor

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

Projected RB starter

154 2026 rush yards

5 2026 total TDs

27% Team touch share

3 Explosive plays

33 Career games (30 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2026	Minnesota	5	5	64	154	2.4	18	155	5
2025	Minnesota	10	10	143	670	4.7	34	245	4
2024	Minnesota	12	11	205	986	4.8	54	350	12
2023	Minnesota	6	4	138	799	5.8	11	92	5

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 30.8 43

Yards per carry 2.4 3

Receiving yards per game 31.0 97

Total TDs 5 81

Around Darius

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Drake Lindsey QB · 1,335 pass yds · 6g

WR-X

Jalen Smith WR · 210 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Noah Jennings WR · 360 rec yds · 6g

WR-SL

Javon Tracy WR · 375 rec yds · 6g

Pierce Walsh TE · 47 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Minnesota 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 8.2% 7

Red zone TD rate 65.4% 23

Line yards per carry 2.1 22

Sack rate allowed 2.3% 93

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Carries	Rushing yards	Rushing TDs	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	Eastern Illinois Panthers	14	56	3	3	3	31	0	7	27%
W2	MSST	6	15	0	1	1	5	0	0	15%
W4	@ WASH	19	36	0	4	4	36	0	3	43%
W5	MICH	18	32	1	6	3	32	1	5	38%
W6	@ PUR	7	15	0	10	7	51	0	1	40%

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

2026 · 43th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 87th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.