17–0
68Overall
RBBig Ten

Darius Taylor

Minnesota · Running Back · 2023-25

RUSH YDS
2,455
RUSH TD
19
REC YDS
687

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

In the Minnesota record book, Taylor ranks No. 10 in career rushing yards.

From 2023 to 2025, Taylor ran for 2,455 yards and 19 touchdowns, adding 687 receiving yards.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 11th-highest running back rating at Minnesota since 1990 and No. 36 among all running backs of the 2025-Present era.

Season by Season

Darius Taylor season-by-season statistics at Minnesota
SeasonCarRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TD
2023138799511920
202420598610543502
20251436704342450
Total4862,45519996872

Seasons with tracked stats at Minnesota. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Minnesota Record Book

  • No. 10 in career rushing yards

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 2020-2024 eraRB68
  • 2025-Present eraRB68

Minnesota Teammates

  1. 83Anthony Smith2022-25EDGE
  2. 80Tyler Nubin2019-23S
  3. 80John Nestor2025CB
  4. 77Rashod Bateman2018-20WR
  5. 74Mohamed Ibrahim2017-22RB
  6. 74Koi Perich2024-25S
  7. 72Cody Lindenberg2020-24LB
  8. 70Daniel Jackson2020-25WR
  9. 70Tanner Morgan2017-22QB
  10. 70Boye Mafe2017-21EDGE

Full Minnesota all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Jeremiyah LoveNotre Dame · 2023-25RB
  2. 86Ahmad HardyMissouri · 2025RB
  3. 83LJ MartinBYU · 2023-26RB
  4. 80Emmett JohnsonNebraska · 2022-25RB
  5. 80Jadarian PriceNotre Dame · 2022-25RB
  6. 80Kewan LacyOle Miss · 2025-26RB
  7. 75Kaytron AllenPenn State · 2022-25RB
  8. 75Nicholas SingletonPenn State · 2022-25RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Darius Taylor (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.