Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 |
#20
Dekalon Taylor
Senior running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 165 lb · Longview, TX · Longview
Returning to Colorado for 2026
The numbers
22
rushing yards · 2026
5.5 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Colorado from 4% to 28% to win.Colorado at Georgia Tech · 14-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Incarnate Word to Colorado in 2025.
Dekalon Taylor
Incarnate Word to Colorado — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 24 rec yds, 22 rush yds against Georgia Tech, Week 1, 2026.
22 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
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Recruit
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CFB
College
Colorado
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Deion Sanders, all run-leaning offenses — 5-9 over that span.
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 11.0 YDS/g, 5.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
3 NO · 67 YDS · 22 AVG
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Colorado
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #67
Background
AT COLORADO 2025 (Sr.) Played in the first four games of the 2025 season, starting in one. Made his first start at Colorado at home against Wyoming in week four. Missed the final eight games due to injury. Finished his shortened season with 83 rushing yards on 19 carries and added 10 receptions f...
The backfield · Colorado
- #29Micah Welch384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dekalon Taylor83 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Richard Young64 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Damian Henderson II2 games · 2026
- #27Bryce Hicks1 game · 2026
5 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology