University of Memphis Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Oct 4 (Sat)
7 p.m.
Patrick Taylor Jr.
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 223
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Humble, Texas
- Prev School:
- Atascocita HS
Career
Played in 45 games … Made four starts … Had 2,884 rushing yards on 536 carries with 36 TD … Had 11 games with 100 or more yards rushing … Had nine multi-TD games (rush TD only) … Had 55 catches for 434 yards with three TD … Finished with 3,322 all-purpose yards with 39 TD ... Had 12 multi-TD games (rush/receive combined) ... Had one kick return for four yards ... Invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl Game.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
2019 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team nominee … Three-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19) ... Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2017 fall, 2018 spring, 2018 fall and 2019 spring semesters … 2019 Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards watch lists (preseason) … 2018 Most Improved Offensive Player (Highland Hundred).
On The Charts
Career: Fourth in carries (536) ... Third in rushing yards (2,884) ... Tied for fifth in yards per rush (5.4) ... Tied for second in rushing TD (36) ... Tied for fourth in 100-yard rushing games (11) ... Fifth in all-purpose yards (3,322) ... Fourth in most TD scored (39) ... Season: Tied for eighth in carries (208; 2018) ... Eighth in rushing yards (1,122; 2018) ... Fourth in rushing TD (16; 2018) ... Tied for sixth in 100-yard rushing games (6; 2018) ... Tied for fourth in consecutive 100-yard rushing games (4; 2018) ... 13th in all-purpose yards (1,323; 2018) … Tied for eighth in points scored (108; 2018) ... Tied for fourth in most TD scored (rush/receive) with (18; 2018) ... Game: Tied school record for rushing TD (4 vs. Houston; 2017).
2019 (Senior)
Limited to action in only six games after suffering an injury in the season opener against Ole Miss … Despite missing nearly half the season, finished as the team’s third-leading rusher with 350 yards … Had five rushing TD (second on the team) … Hauled in eight receptions for 52 yards … Logged two 100-yard all-purpose games as a senior (Ole Miss, 153 yards; USF, 115 yards) … His lone start of the season came in the season opener against Ole Miss … Rushed for 128 yards on 27 carries with one TD against the Rebels … The 128 yards marked his 11thcareer 100-yard rushing performance … The 128-yard game was the third-highest rushing output of his career … Became the eighth player in school history to eclipse 3,000 career all-purpose yards after finishing with 153 all-purpose yards (128 rush/25 receive) against Ole Miss … Scored his TD vs. Ole Miss on a 1-yard plunge into the end zone late in the second quarter to give Memphis a 13-0 lead … On the scoring drive, helped set up his TD with two 10-yard rushes to push the Tigers inside the Ole Miss 10-yard line … Missed the next eight games due to injury … Made his return to action in a homecoming game at Houston in mid-November … Carried the ball five time for 14 yards in his first game action in 76 days … In the following week against USF, posted his 10thcareer game with multiple rushing TD (3) in Memphis’ 49-10 rout of the Bulls … Scored the UofM’s first two TD against USF … His second TD proved the go-ahead TD … Ran the ball 17 times for 95 yards vs. the Bulls … Had a season-long run of 21 yards vs. USF … Also pulled in one reception for 20 yards against USF … Finished with 50 rushing yards on eight carries vs. Penn State in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic … Scored a TD against Penn State to give Memphis an early 10-7 lead … Also had one catch for nine yards against the Nittany Lions.
2018 (Junior)
Saw action in all 14 games … Made one start ... His lone start came in the Birmingham Bowl … Second on the team in rushing yards (1,122), carries (208), rushing TD (16) and total TD (18) ... Became only the fourth RB in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season (DeAngelo Williams, 3 times/Curtis Steele, 2 times; Darrell Henderson, 2 times) ... Had a long rush of 70 yards ... Hauled in 17 receptions for 197 yards and two scores ... Tied for the squad’s longest catch with a 75-yard reception ... Had one kick return for four yards ... Third on the team with 1,323 all-purpose yards ... Logged seven games with 100 or more all-purpose yards ... Posted career-highs for rushing (161) and all-purpose (173) yards in a home win over Connecticut ... Scored a season-high three TD vs. the Huskies ... His three TD came on runs of 35, 35 and 12 yards ... Also had one reception for 12 yards vs. Connecticut ... Opened the season with 127 all-purpose yards (52 rush/75 receive) in a home win over Mercer ... Caught his career-long 75-yard TD reception in the second quarter vs. the Bears to give Memphis a 35-0 lead ... The 75 receiving yards were a career-best ... Scored his first TD of the season — also Memphis’ first TD of 2018 — on a 5-yard run four minutes into the first quarter vs. Mercer ... Recorded his first collegiate kick return (4 yards) at Navy ... Ran for 75 yards and two TD in a home win over South Alabama ... Filled in for an injured Darrell Henderson (left game early in first half) and rolled up 115 yards on 26 carries with two TD ... Finished 2018 campaign with four-straight 100-yard rushing/all-purpose games vs. SMU (112 rush/131 all-purpose), Houston (128/151), UCF (118/141) and Wake Forest (110/111) ... Scored seven TD in those four games (6 rush/1 receive) ... Ran the ball a career-high 30 times vs. Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl ... Pulled in a career-best four receptions vs. UCF in The American Championship Game ... Posted career-long 70-yard rush vs. UCF ... His 70-yard scamper resulted in a TD.
2017 (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games … Made two starts … First collegiate start came in the regular-season finale vs. ECU … Second start was vs. Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl … Team’s second-leading rusher with 866 yards on team-high 157 carries … Scored a team-high 13 rushing TD … Hauled in 19 catches for 148 yards with one TD … Second on the squad in TD scored with 14 … Team’s third-leading scorer with 84 points … Fourth on the squad with 1,014 all-purpose yards … Ranked among The American statistical leaders in rushing (10th), scoring (6th) and scoring TD (3rd) … Registered season-highs for rushing yards (131) and all-purpose yards (134) in the season-opening win over Louisiana Monroe … Scored the game’s first TD vs. the Warhawks with a season-long 66-yard scamper … Pulled in a season-long 47-yard reception for a TD in the home win over UCLA … His spectacular run-after-catch cut the Bruins’ lead to 17-13 early in the second quarter … Missed the Connecticut game due to an injury … In the comeback win at Houston, had 60 all-purpose yards (39 rush/21 receive) and a career-best four rushing TD … The four rushing TD tied a school record held by three other Tigers … All four TD came in the second half … Posted three-straight 100-yard rushing games vs. SMU (112), ECU (127) and UCF in The American Championship Game (107) … Scored two rushing TD in each of the wins over SMU and ECU … Carried the ball a season-best 19 times vs. UCF … Had 102 all-purpose yards (68 rush/34 receive) vs. Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
2016 (Freshman)
Dual-threat performer out of the offensive backfield in his first season … Played in all 13 games … Team’s second-leading rusher with 546 yards on 93 carries and two TD … His 93 carries also were second on the squad … Hauled in 11 passes for 37 yards … Had 583 all-purpose yards (546 rush/37 receive) … Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Southeast Missouri … Had seven rushes for 86 yards … Logged a season-long 51-yard run vs. the Redhawks … Followed that performance with 88 yards on 13 carries in a home win over Kansas … Ran for a season-best 92 yards on 15 carries (6.1 ypc) vs. Tulsa … Ran the ball a season-high 17 times vs. Cincinnati … Rushed nine times for 79 yards (8.8 ypc) vs. USF … Scored first collegiate TD on a three-yard scamper late in the third quarter in a home win over Bowling Green … Also had a seven-yard TD run at No. 24/25 Navy … Grabbed a season-high three passes in a road win at Cincinnati … Had a season-best 21 receiving yards vs. Kansas … Recorded a season-high 109 all-purpose yards (88 rush/21 receive) vs. the Jayhawks … Member of the 2016 Memphis offense that was third in program history for total yards (6,028), points (505) and total TD (57).
High School
Three-year varsity performer at Atascocita High School … Started his final two seasons for the Eagles … For his career, rushed for 2,139 yards on 322 carries and 29 TD … Rushing averages were 97.2 yards per game and 6.6 yards per carry … Had 31 catches for 328 yards and two scores for his career … As a senior, helped lead the Eagles to a 12-2 record and the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 6A Region 2 championship game (fourth round of state playoffs) … First team from Humble ISD to reach fourth round of Texas state playoffs since 1995 … Earned All-District 16-6A first team honors … As a senior, rushed for 1,431 yards on 214 carries with 20 TD … Had eight 100-yard rushing games, including two 200-yard performances, in 2015 … Had five multiple TD games … In a Texas playoffs second-round win over Cedar Ridge, ran for a career-high 281 yards on 39 rushes and scored four TD (also a career best) … Also had a career-high 293 all-purpose yards in that win (281 rushing, 12 receiving) … As a junior in 2014, rushed for 708 yards on 108 carries and nine TD … Had four 100-yard rushing games … Ran for a season-best 146 yards on 15 carries in a regular-season victory over Klein Forest his junior campaign.
Personal
Son of Patrick and Katie Taylor ... Has two sisters, Nadia and Nakia … Nadia is currently a softball player for the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch League (she also played college softball at Texas) ... His dad, Patrick Sr., played football at Nicholls State .. Cousin, Coye’ Fairman, is a wide receiver on the Memphis roster ... Birthday is April 29 ... Management major.
