Running back, Colorado (from Incarnate Word), 2022–26
Dekalon Taylor
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 165 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Longview, TX
Dekalon Taylor plays running back for Colorado, after Incarnate Word (2022–24). Last time out, against Utah: 3 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 21 yards.
2026 so far
9 returns, 128 yards
Last game: 3 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 21 yards vs. Utah, L 24–27
Next game: at Oklahoma State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
184rushing yards, career highvs. Northern Arizona, 20242rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Northern Arizona, 2024Team titles: Southland champions, 2022 and 2024
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Incarnate Word | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | Incarnate Word | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | Incarnate Word | 152 | 909 | 6.0 | 9 | 97 |
| 2025 | Colorado | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | 23 |
| 2026 | Colorado | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 1 | 18 |
| Career | 215 | 1,221 | 5.7 | 10 | 97 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Incarnate Word | 10 | 193 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 |
| 2023 | Incarnate Word | 18 | 341 | 0 | 21 | 207 | 0 |
| 2024 | Incarnate Word | – | – | – | 18 | 286 | 1 |
| 2025 | Colorado | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2026 | Colorado | 7 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 684 | 0 | 47 | 539 | 1 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Incarnate Word | 3 | −2 | −0.7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Incarnate Word | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 1 | 24 |
| 2024 | Incarnate Word | 22 | 163 | 7.4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | Colorado | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | Colorado | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 53 | 429 | 8.1 | 3 | 24 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Incarnate Word | 20 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Incarnate Word | 20 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Incarnate Word | 20 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Colorado | 20 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Colorado | 20 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 165 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Incarnate Word (FCS) | 8 | 0.00 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| 2023 | Incarnate Word (FCS) | 32 | 0.19 | 3rd (n=681) | 0.80 | 6.0 | 10% |
| 2024 | Incarnate Word (FCS) | 150 | 0.26 | 2nd (n=581) | 0.92 | 38.2 | 20% |
| 2025 | Colorado | 31 | 0.11 | – | – | 3.5 | 13% |
| 2026 | Colorado | 27 | 0.19 | – | – | 5.0 | 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.
Game by game
2026 Colorado 6 games, 9 returns, 128 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 14–13 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 52–21 | – | – | – | 3 | 67 | – |
| Sep 19 | at | L 7–41 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 13–23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 7–29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 24–27 | 3 | 22 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
2025 Colorado 4 games, 10 catches, 106 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 20–27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–7 | 7 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at | L 20–36 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 37–20 | 9 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
2024 Incarnate Word 11 games, 909 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 28–7 | 14 | 79 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 24–45 | 8 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 28–35 | 8 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 38–14 | 17 | 184 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 56–28 | 17 | 84 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 55–10 | 6 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 30–17 | 25 | 103 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 34–31 | 16 | 82 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 45–20 | 14 | 128 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 41–20 | 15 | 98 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 27–20 | 12 | 74 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
2023 Incarnate Word 10 games, 125 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 14–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 42–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs.North American | W 63–3 | – | – | – | 1 | 18 | 5 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 33–26 | – | – | – | 4 | 88 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 28–11 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 35–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 17–7 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 32–45 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 126 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 45–24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
No box score in the source for Nov 11 vs. Northwestern State, so that game is not listed.
2022 Incarnate Word 9 games, 15 returns, 227 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 64–29 | – | – | – | 1 | 31 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 31–14 | – | – | – | 2 | 36 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 35–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 48–20 | – | – | – | 2 | 30 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 56–17 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 49–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 35–7 | – | – | – | 2 | 35 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 73–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 41–38 | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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