DJ Taylor

RB · #29 · Middle Tennessee · SO · 6'1" · 213 · Murfreesboro, TN

RB depth chart, 2nd

25 2026 rush yards
0 2026 total TDs
3% Team touch share
1 Explosive plays
12 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Middle Tennessee307 25 3.6 1 11 0
2025 Middle Tennessee9026 199 7.7 7 54 3

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 8.3 13
Yards per carry 3.6 13
Receiving yards per game 3.7 36
Total TDs 0 0

Around DJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Roman Gagliano QB · 1,204 pass yds · 6g
RB Terrence Brown RB · 154 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Neo Clifton WR · 166 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Ziyon Butler WR · 87 rec yds · 4g
WR-SL Cam'ron Lacy WR · 369 rec yds · 6g
TE Brody Benke TE · no college stats

The situation

Middle Tennessee 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.7% 34
Red zone TD rate 83.3% 91
Line yards per carry 2.5 50
Sack rate allowed 4.1% 75

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Murray State Racers1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
W2 @ MRSH2 8 0 2 1 11 0 0
W3 NEV4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#1243 DL Hardison WR · Cocoa
#1253 Jartavius Flounoy DL · Colquitt County GAST
#1254 DJ Taylor RB · Riverdale MTU
#1271 Wolf Walker LB · East Paulding MEM
#1271 Xavier Ukponu DL · Denton Guyer WIS
RBs in the class
#98 Ziaire Stevens Akron East PUR
#98 Mekhi Dodd Catholic Memorial BC
#100 DJ Taylor Riverdale MTU
#102 Carter Jackson Folsom NEV
#103 TaRyan Martin East St. Louis KENT
2026 · 13th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 60th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.