Defensive back, Texas State (from Arizona State, Cincinnati), 2020–25
D.J. Taylor
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
D.J. Taylor played defensive back at Arizona State (2020–22), Cincinnati (2023–24) and Texas State (2025).
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona State | 8 | 279 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 25 | 525 | 0 | 14 | 191 | 0 |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 9 | 201 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 1 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Texas State | 4 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 47 | 1,102 | 1 | 26 | 227 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona State | 25 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Arizona State | 25 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Arizona State | 25 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 25 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 25 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Texas State | 25 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′10″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Texas State 4 games, 5 returns, 81 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | at Louisiana | L 39–42 | 2 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at Southern Miss | W 41–14 | 1 | 16 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. South Alabama | W 49–26 | 1 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Rice | W 41–10 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Cincinnati 7 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 66–13 | 1 | 16 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma | L 6–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Iowa State | L 10–30 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Baylor | L 29–32 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UCF | L 26–28 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at West Virginia | L 21–42 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Kansas | L 16–49 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Arizona State 10 games, 20 returns, 237 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 40–3 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Oklahoma State | L 17–34 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 21–30 | 2 | 43 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Utah | L 13–34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at USC | L 25–42 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Washington | W 45–38 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Stanford | L 14–15 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at Washington State | L 18–28 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Oregon State | L 7–31 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Arizona | L 35–38 | 3 | 76 | 1 | −3 | – | – | – |
2021 Arizona State 11 games, 39 returns, 716 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Southern Utah | W 41–14 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 87 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. UNLV | W 37–10 | – | – | 4 | 40 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. Colorado | W 35–13 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 41 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at UCLA | W 42–23 | 2 | 29 | 1 | −2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 16 | atUtah | L 21–35 | 1 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs.Washington State | L 21–34 | 5 | 137 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs.USC | W 31–16 | 2 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | atWashington | W 35–30 | 4 | 83 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | atOregon State | L 10–24 | 4 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs.Arizona | W 38–15 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | L 13–20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | – | – | – |
2020 Arizona State 3 games, 8 returns, 279 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | vs.UCLA | L 18–25 | 4 | 115 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | atArizona | W 70–7 | 1 | 100 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | atOregon State | W 46–33 | 3 | 64 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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