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Position: Running Back
School: Virginia Cavaliers
π 2025 Season & Career Stats
2025: 222 rushing attempts, 1,062 rushing yards, 14 rushing TDs, 4.8 yards per carry, 43 receptions, 253 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD.
Career College Totals: 576 rushing attempts, 2,944 rushing yards, 37 rushing TDs, 97 receptions, 868 receiving yards, 10 total TDs (includes North Carolina Central and Virginia).
π Accolades
First-Team All-ACC (2025) β the first Virginia RB to earn the honor since 2004.
Senior Bowl invitee (2026).
Burlsworth Trophy semifinalist (2025).
Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-America.
π€ Player Profile
Taylor is a productive bell-cow RB who emerged as a focal point of Virginiaβs offense in 2025 after transferring from North Carolina Central. Taylor posted a 1,000+ yard rushing season with 14 TDs while pacing one of the ACCβs top ground attacks, becoming the first Virginia RB in over a decade to exceed 1,000 rushing yards and earn first-team all-conference honors.
Built around strength, Taylor finishes runs with authority, especially in short-yardage and red-zone situations. Taylor had a 78-yard TD run this year, that highlighted his ability to hit creases quickly and sustain momentum when space opens.
Taylor has also repeatedly delivered in high-leverage moments, including game-winning touchdowns in overtime against Louisville and North Carolina.
Taylor has seen an increase in his work as a receiver out of the backfield, which culminated in over 40 receptions last season.
Taylor doesnβt have the efficiency of some high-volume draft RBs, but his production against Power Five defenses, scoring ability, and expanded role in both the run and short-pass game make him an intriguing NFL prospect.