Running back, Middle Tennessee, 2025–26
D.J. Taylor
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 209 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Murfreesboro, TN
D.J. Taylor plays running back for Middle Tennessee.
2026 so far
25 rushing yards
Last game: vs. Nevada, W 27–20
Next game: at Florida International, Oct 20
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 26 | 199 | 7.7 | 2 | 64 |
| 2026* | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 33 | 224 | 6.8 | 2 | 64 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 139 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 29 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 29 | RB | So. | 6′1″ | 209 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 36 | 0.30 | – | – | 10.7 | 8% |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | -0.09 | – | – | -0.8 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 46% | 3.40 | 1.40 | 3.20 | 15% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Middle Tennessee 3 games, 25 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Murray State | W 38–14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at Marshall | L 26–28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Nevada | W 27–20 | 4 | 15 | 0 | – | – |
2025 Middle Tennessee 7 games, 199 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at Kennesaw State | L 16–24 | 4 | 24 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri State | L 20–22 | – | – | – | 2 | 27 |
| Oct 22 | at Delaware | L 28–31 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 21–24 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida International | L 30–56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
| Nov 15 | at Western Kentucky | L 26–42 | 6 | 55 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at New Mexico State | W 31–24 | 4 | 77 | 1 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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