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DJ Taylor

#29DJ Taylor

DJ Taylor is a Pass-Catching Back for Middle Tennessee. DJ's 2025 season produced 10.7 total EPA across 36 plays.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So DJ Taylor's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Rushing
199 Rush yards2 Rush TD26 Carries7.7 Yards/carry
Receiving
7 Receptions54 Rec yards1 Rec TD7.7 Yards/rec
Returns
8 Kick returns139 KR yards0 KR TD

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency88
  • Volume24
  • Explosiveness94
  • Consistency74
  • Receiving78
Player type
Pass-Catching Back

Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.

3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)88th %ile · above avg
Game-to-game consistency74th %ile · average
Key findings
  • Above-average efficiency for the RB position (88th percentile).
  • Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.13 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 0.41 EPA/play in Wk 12 vs Western Kentucky (SP+ 2).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗
Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.4100.41Wk 5 vs Kennesaw State: +0.29 EPA/play5Wk 9 vs Delaware: +0.34 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Jacksonville State: +0.38 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Florida International: -0.24 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Western Kentucky: +0.41 EPA/play12Wk 14 vs New Mexico State: +0.39 EPA/play14
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
5@Kennesaw StateL16-24-5.44246.001300.29
7vsMissouri StateL20-22-10.7
9@DelawareL28-31-10.95306.0022200.34
10vsJacksonville StateL21-24-6.74112.8011010.38
11vsFlorida InternationalL30-56-10.5320.70180-0.24
12@Western KentuckyL26-421.66559.2121100.41
14@New Mexico StateW31-24-15.547719.310.39

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
8.4%
Passing plays
3.6%
Rushing plays
17.1%
Standard downs
9.4%
Passing downs
6.4%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.43
Passing downs
-0.09
Pass / Rush EPA
0.47 / 0.23

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.
Dj Taylor Stats, EPA & Player Profile — Middle Tennessee · Gridpex