Darius Taylor is an American football running back for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
| Minnesota Golden Gophers – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
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| Born: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
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| High school | Walled Lake Western (Detroit, Michigan) |
Early life and high school
editTaylor grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Walled Lake Western High School. In his senior season in high school, he rushed for 2,450 yards and 36 touchdowns, on 268 carries, while also hauling in 14 receptions for 300 yards and a touchdown.[2] Taylor was rated a three-star recruit and decided to commit to play college football at the University of Minnesota over other offers from schools such as Boston College, Iowa, Michigan State and Wisconsin.[3][4][5]
College career
editTaylor enrolled early at Minnesota in January 2023. He made his collegiate debut against Nebraska where he made one rushing attempt for three yards.[6] Taylor was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for three weeks in a row after his performances against Eastern Michigan in week two,[7] North Carolina in week three[8] and Northwestern in week four.[9] However, after rushing for 198 yards and two touchdowns versus Northwestern, Taylor left the game with an injury.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Ruane, Blake (December 26, 2023). "Quick Lane Bowl Recap: Darius Taylor takes over to power Minnesota past Bowling Green". thedailygopher.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Greder, Andy. "Gophers' four-star running back Darius Taylor 'one of prized recruits of the class'". Pioneer Press. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Lee. "Top Recruits: Big Ten-bound Darius Taylor is electric in everything he does". MLive.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Burnstein, Scott. "Minnesota adds versatile weapon with commitment from Walled Lake Western's do-it-all Darius Taylor". The Oakland Press. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Darius Taylor, Walled Lake Western, Running Back". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Darius Taylor". Minnesota Golden Gophers.
- ^ "Taylor Tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week". Minnesota Golden Gophers. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Taylor Repeats as Big Ten Freshman of the Week". Minnesota Golden Gophers. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Taylor Runs to Third Straight B1G Freshman of the Week Honor". Minnesota Golden Gophers. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Greder, Andy. "Gophers tailback Darius Taylor's injury looms over Northwestern loss". Pionner Press. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Randy. "Gophers freshman Darius Taylor's injury status uncertain for Louisiana game". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 27, 2023.