Darius Taylor

#46 · RB · Sr. · Virginia Tech5′11″ · 231 lb · Richmond, VA · Highland Springs

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Darius Taylor is a running back at Virginia Tech who has played in 1 of Virginia Tech's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 5.

Virginia Tech is 6-2.

On tape: 22 rushing yards against VMI, Week 1, 2026.

22 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 5 carries

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Virginia Tech	5	22	4.4	0	9
Career		5	22	4.4	0	9

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 73-3vs VMI	5	22	4.4	0	9	Season-high 22 yds

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

W 73-3

vs VMI

22 rush yds (5 car)

Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.

With Q. Brown — 6 rec · 109 yds · 1 TD · E. Grunkemeyer — 224 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT

Teams and coaches

2026Virginia Tech6-2HC: James Franklin · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 29. Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

29Building sample?

1 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score rates

Yards / carry#194 / 278 · 28th pct

4.4

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 22.0 YDS/g, 4.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Pass share

48.9%

277 pass / 289 run

Plays / game

70.8

8 games

Team sack rate

9.0%

290 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

5 carries in 1 game

Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.

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Darius Taylor

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

5 carries in 1 game

Four seasons at Virginia Tech