Running back, Virginia (from North Carolina Central), 2020–⁠25

J’mari Taylor

Number
No. 3
Height
5′9″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Born
Mar 15, 2002

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J’mari Taylor played running back at North Carolina Central (2020–⁠24) and Virginia (2025).

Career highs

206rushing yards, career highvs. Howard, 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at NC State, 20257catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2025100receiving yards, career highvs. South Carolina State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. South Carolina State, 2023

Team titles: MEAC champions, 2022 and 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Carolina Central864174.8745
2023North Carolina Central682894.3123
2024North Carolina Central1961,1465.81566
2025Virginia2221,0624.81478
Career5722,9145.13778

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Carolina Central912914.3327
2023North Carolina Central1420914.9360
2024North Carolina Central292578.9239
2025Virginia432535.9125
Career958488.9960

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023North Carolina Central6820
2025Virginia1200
Career71020

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021*North Carolina Central210000
2023North Carolina Central220000
2025Virginia110000
Career540000

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021North Carolina Central3RBYr 1
2022North Carolina Central3RBYr 2
2023North Carolina Central3RBYr 3
2024North Carolina Central3RBYr 4
2025Virginia3RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″204

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022North Carolina Central (FCS)600.1964th (n=470)0.1411.413%–
2025Virginia2790.1461st (n=576)0.1038.229%0.24

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Virginia40%3.000.801.2015%

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

2025 Virginia 13 games, 1,062 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Coastal CarolinaW 48–⁠710322340
Sep 6atNC StateL 31–⁠351715032130
Sep 13vs.William & MaryW 55–⁠166311–––
Sep 20vs.StanfordW 48–⁠20158503270
Sep 26vs.Florida StateW 46–⁠38279913160
Oct 4atLouisvilleW 30–⁠27166816290
Oct 18vs.Washington StateW 22–⁠20174702130
Oct 25atNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠16216914110
Nov 1atCaliforniaW 31–⁠212110524170
Nov 8vs.Wake ForestL 9–⁠16199807300
Nov 15atDukeW 34–⁠171813321250
Nov 29vs.Virginia TechW 27–⁠7208014340
Dec 6vs.DukeL 20–⁠27156504341
2024 North Carolina Central 11 games, 1,146 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Alabama StateW 31–⁠242412822181
Sep 7vs.ElonL 19–⁠41145411−10
Sep 14atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠4521461180
Sep 21vs.North Carolina A&TW 66–⁠241913724510
Sep 28vs.Norfolk StateW 37–⁠10118613220
Oct 5atCampbellW 45–⁠14188912100
Oct 12vs.Virginia LynchburgW 68–⁠095412301
Oct 26vs.Morgan StateW 16–⁠72619615340
Oct 31atSouth Carolina StateL 21–⁠2414721370
Nov 15vs.HowardW 26–⁠32420636780
Nov 23atDelaware StateW 52–⁠1016781–––
2023 North Carolina Central 10 games, 289 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atNorth Carolina A&TW 30–⁠165230390
Sep 16atUCLAL 7–⁠5911230–––
Sep 23vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 45–⁠37361–––
Sep 30vs.CampbellW 49–⁠4871904570
Oct 19atMorgan StateW 16–⁠10580–––
Oct 26vs.South Carolina StateW 62–⁠281373041002
Nov 4vs.Norfolk StateW 38–⁠2410520–––
Nov 11atHowardL 20–⁠50230160
Nov 18vs.Delaware StateW 55–⁠1443402371
Nov 25 ✦atRichmondL 27–⁠494180–––

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Winston-Salem State, so that game is not listed.

2022 North Carolina Central 12 games, 417 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.North Carolina A&TW 28–⁠136404440
Sep 10vs.Winston-Salem StateW 41–⁠016652–––
Sep 17atNew HampshireW 45–⁠27114121120
Sep 24vs.Virginia LynchburgW 59–⁠1475411100
Oct 1atCampbellL 18–⁠4810230–––
Oct 13vs.Morgan StateW 59–⁠2053001121
Oct 22atSouth Carolina StateL 24–⁠263170–––
Oct 29atDelaware StateW 28–⁠211100–––
Nov 5vs.HowardW 50–⁠21115201271
Nov 12atNorfolk StateW 48–⁠1444911241
Nov 19atTennessee TechW 22–⁠207320–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Jackson StateW 41–⁠345401–––
2021 North Carolina Central 1 game, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 11atMarshallL 10–⁠44––––––

No box score in the source for Sep 25 at North Carolina A&T, so that game is not listed.

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height5′9⅞″
Weight199 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9″
Wingspan72⅞″
40-yard dash4.66 sW
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press20 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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