Running back, Memphis, 2016–⁠19

Patrick Taylor Jr.

Number
No. 6
Height
6′3″
Weight
227 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Humble, TX
Born
Apr 29, 1998

Patrick Taylor Jr. played running back at Memphis (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

161rushing yards, career highvs. UConn, 20184rushing touchdowns, career highat Houston, 2017

Team titles: American champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Memphis935465.9251
2017Memphis1578665.51366
2018Memphis2051,1125.41670
2019Memphis783504.5521
Career5332,8745.43670

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Memphis11373.4017
2017Memphis191487.8147
2018Memphis1719711.6275
2019Memphis8526.5022
Career554347.9375

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Memphis6RBFr.
2017Memphis6RBSo.
2018Memphis6RBJr.
2019Memphis6RBSr.6′3″227

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
2016Memphis1060.0936th (n=259)0.139.112%0.09
2017Memphis1800.1972nd (n=287)0.1234.221%0.24
2018Memphis2300.2683rd (n=300)0.1560.322%0.27
2019Memphis920.1453rd (n=287)0.1313.019%0.19

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.

Game by game

2019 Memphis 6 games, 350 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Ole MissW 15–⁠1027128115425
Nov 16atHoustonW 45–⁠2751405––
Nov 23atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠101795321120
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠24102506––
Dec 7vs.CincinnatiW 29–⁠2411380132−2
Dec 28 ✦vs.Penn StateL 39–⁠5385011519
2018 Memphis 14 games, 1,112 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.MercerW 66–⁠14952117175
Sep 8atNavyL 21–⁠2272801128
Sep 14vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠2251507235
Sep 22vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠351775225––
Sep 28atTulaneL 24–⁠402606––
Oct 6vs.UConnW 55–⁠1411161335112
Oct 13vs.UCFL 30–⁠311147017––
Oct 20atMissouriL 33–⁠6524105221––
Nov 3atEast CarolinaW 59–⁠41165911111
Nov 10vs.TulsaW 47–⁠212096112––
Nov 16atSMUW 28–⁠1820111234219
Nov 23vs.HoustonW 52–⁠3119128257323
Dec 1atUCFL 41–⁠5615118170423
Dec 22 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 34–⁠372911111011
2017 Memphis 12 games, 866 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.UL MonroeW 37–⁠291513116613
Sep 16vs.UCLAW 48–⁠451239010147
Sep 23vs.Southern IllinoisW 44–⁠311677122227
Sep 30atUCFL 13–⁠4092919310
Oct 14vs.NavyW 30–⁠27531012––
Oct 19atHoustonW 42–⁠381439411321
Oct 27vs.TulaneW 56–⁠261450014––
Nov 3atTulsaW 41–⁠1412561181−4
Nov 18vs.SMUW 66–⁠45181122181−1
Nov 25vs.East CarolinaW 70–⁠136127260––
Dec 2atUCFL 55–⁠6219107138311
Dec 30 ✦vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠211768022434
2016 Memphis 12 games, 546 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 35–⁠17786051––
Sep 17vs.KansasW 43–⁠71388032221
Sep 24vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠3545138––
Oct 1atOle MissL 28–⁠48520011––
Oct 14atTulaneW 24–⁠14530710
Oct 22atNavyL 28–⁠424181715
Oct 29vs.TulsaL 30–⁠591592043––
Nov 5atSMUW 51–⁠737032−7
Nov 12vs.South FloridaL 42–⁠4997903512
Nov 18atCincinnatiW 34–⁠7173808313
Nov 25vs.HoustonW 48–⁠44736011––
Dec 20 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 31–⁠5133402313

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′1½″
Weight217 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan75⅝″W
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press15 reps
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 29 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021Green Bay Packers52389123
2022Green Bay Packers610310117
2023Green Bay Packers113214101149
2024San Francisco 49ers7391831325
NFL career2910444421794

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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