Darius Taylor

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

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.

2026 Minnesota 5 games, 154 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 3	vs.Eastern Illinois	W 59–⁠7	14	56	3	3	31	0
Sep 12	vs.Mississippi State	L 13–⁠38	6	15	0	1	5	0
Sep 26	atWashington	W 27–⁠24	19	36	0	4	36	0
Oct 3	vs.Michigan	W 20–⁠14	18	32	1	3	32	1
Oct 10	atPurdue	L 13–⁠41	7	15	0	7	51	0

2025 Minnesota 10 games, 670 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 28	vs.Buffalo	W 23–⁠10	30	141	0	4	36	0
Sep 6	vs.Northwestern State	W 66–⁠0	3	20	0	1	9	0
Oct 4	atOhio State	L 3–⁠42	8	12	0	1	6	0
Oct 11	vs.Purdue	W 27–⁠20	14	32	0	6	67	0
Oct 17	vs.Nebraska	W 24–⁠6	24	148	1	4	16	0
Oct 25	atIowa	L 3–⁠41	1	1	0	–	–	–
Nov 14	atOregon	L 13–⁠42	10	57	0	4	40	0
Nov 22	vs.Northwestern	L 35–⁠38	10	43	1	6	37	0
Nov 29	vs.Wisconsin	W 17–⁠7	19	100	1	4	11	0
Dec 26 ✦	vs.New Mexico	W 20–⁠17	24	116	1	4	23	0

2024 Minnesota 12 games, 986 rushing yards, 10 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 7	vs.Rhode Island	W 48–⁠0	14	64	1	4	48	0
Sep 14	vs.Nevada	W 27–⁠0	11	124	2	5	37	1
Sep 21	vs.Iowa	L 14–⁠31	10	34	0	2	13	0
Sep 28	atMichigan	L 24–⁠27	13	36	2	10	52	0
Oct 5	vs.USC	W 24–⁠17	25	144	0	5	56	0
Oct 12	atUCLA	W 21–⁠17	16	30	1	3	17	1
Oct 26	vs.Maryland	W 48–⁠23	15	81	1	5	34	0
Nov 2	atIllinois	W 25–⁠17	22	131	1	9	58	0
Nov 9	atRutgers	L 19–⁠26	10	28	1	2	−3	0
Nov 23	vs.Penn State	L 25–⁠26	17	58	0	3	8	0
Nov 29	atWisconsin	W 24–⁠7	32	143	0	2	13	0
Jan 3 ✦	vs.Virginia Tech	W 24–⁠10	20	113	1	4	17	0

2023 Minnesota 6 games, 799 rushing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 31	vs.Nebraska	W 13–⁠10	1	3	0	–	–	–
Sep 9	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 25–⁠6	33	193	1	2	13	0
Sep 16	atNorth Carolina	L 13–⁠31	22	138	1	1	25	0
Sep 23	atNorthwestern	L 34–⁠37	31	198	2	3	18	0
Oct 21	atIowa	W 12–⁠10	16	59	0	3	25	0
Dec 26 ✦	vs.Bowling Green	W 30–⁠24	35	208	1	2	11	0

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.