Running back, Nicholls, 2016–19
Dontrell Taylor
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Hometown
- Ewa Beach, HI
Dontrell Taylor played running back at Nicholls (2016–19).
Career highs
125rushing yards, career highat South Alabama, 2016Team titles: Southland champions, 2018 and 2019
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nicholls (FCS) | 40 | 0.02 | – | – | 0.7 | 33% |
| 2017 | Nicholls (FCS) | 3 | -0.78 | – | – | -2.3 | – |
| 2018 | Nicholls (FCS) | 19 | 0.12 | – | – | 2.3 | – |
| 2019 | Nicholls (FCS) | 12 | 0.12 | – | – | 1.4 | – |
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
2019 Nicholls 1 game, 14 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at Texas State | L 3–24 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
No box score in the source for Sep 14 at Prairie View A&M; Sep 21 at Stephen F. Austin; Oct 5 vs. Central Arkansas; Oct 12 vs. Northwestern State; Oct 19 at Sam Houston; Oct 26 vs. Abilene Christian; Nov 2 at Incarnate Word; Nov 9 vs. Houston Christian; Nov 16 vs. McNeese; Nov 22 at SE Louisiana; Nov 30 vs. North Dakota; Dec 7 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2018 Nicholls 2 games, 96 rushing yards, 2 TD
No box score in the source for Sep 15 at McNeese; Sep 22 vs. Sam Houston; Sep 29 vs. Lamar; Oct 6 at Northwestern State; Oct 13 at Abilene Christian; Oct 27 vs. Incarnate Word; Nov 3 at Houston Christian; Nov 10 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Nov 16 vs. SE Louisiana; Nov 24 vs. San Diego; Dec 1 at Eastern Washington, so those games are not listed.
2017 Nicholls 1 game, −3 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Texas A&M | L 14–24 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. McNeese; Sep 16 vs. Prairie View A&M; Sep 23 at Sam Houston; Oct 1 at Lamar; Oct 7 vs. Northwestern State; Oct 14 vs. Abilene Christian; Oct 28 at Incarnate Word; Nov 4 vs. Houston Christian; Nov 11 at Stephen F. Austin; Nov 17 at SE Louisiana; Nov 25 vs. South Dakota, so those games are not listed.
2016 Nicholls 2 games, 164 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Georgia | L 24–26 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 24 | at South Alabama | L 40–41 | 25 | 125 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Incarnate Word; Oct 1 at McNeese; Oct 8 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Oct 16 at Houston Christian; Oct 22 vs. Sam Houston; Oct 29 at Northwestern State; Nov 3 vs. Lamar; Nov 12 at Central Arkansas; Nov 18 vs. SE Louisiana, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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