J'mari Taylor is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Virginia.
Taylor does a little of everything without one standout trait. Transferred to Virginia from North Carolina Central. First career honor, 2025: All-ACC. One game to point at: 150 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against NC State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
42.6% of carries overall (223/524) → 23.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (25/106) — 72.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
23 of 27 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (85.2%). 11 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (42.3%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia | 222 | 1,062 | 4.8 | 14 | 78 |
| Career | 222 | 1,062 | 4.8 | 14 | 78 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia | 43 | 253 | 5.9 | 1 | 25 |
| Career | 43 | 253 | 5.9 | 1 | 25 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Coastal Carolina | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-35@ NC State | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 3 | 66 | Season-high 150 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs William & Mary | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-20vs Stanford | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | W 46-38vs No. 8 Florida State | 27 | 99 | 3.7 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-27@ Louisville | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-20vs Washington State | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-16@ North Carolina | 21 | 69 | 3.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ California | 21 | 105 | 5.0 | 2 | 25 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-16vs Wake Forest | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | 43 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-17@ Duke | 18 | 133 | 7.4 | 2 | 78 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-7vs Virginia Tech | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 15 | L 20-27vs Duke | 15 | 65 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 222 | 1062 | 4.8 | 14 | 78 |
Week 2 · 2025
L 31-35
at NC State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%218 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 222 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 222 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5313% of team targetsCatch rate
77%41 of 53 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
77% catch rate on 53 targets · 13% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 67.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 105 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 77.5 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 85.3 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
48.0%
492 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
73.3
14 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #42 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #5 of 38 ACC RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
ACC Running Back Player of the Week
