College Football: Top 10 returning running backs entering the 2025 season (7. Darius Taylor, Minnesota)

[BleedGopher]

Per PFF:

7. Darius Taylor, Minnesota​

Taylor has been a do-it-all back for the Golden Gophers across his first two seasons. His 79.9 PFF receiving grade since 2023 leads all Power Four halfbacks, and his 1,317 yards after contact in that span rank second among returning Power Four runners.

He has good size at 6 feet and 215 pounds with long strides and the mentality to punish any defensive backs who try to tackle him.

College Football: Top 10 returning running backs entering the 2025 season

Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love leads the way among the top returning running backs to college football in 2025.

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Go Gophers!!

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Let's hope the line can give DT openings to run through this season.

 

[studentgopher94]

Surprised Jayden Ott is outside the top 10, that kid's a dog. We'll see him in September.

Actually now looking at it, the Gophers will face 4 of the 11.

 

[PMWinSTP]

 

[stocker08]

Hell yeah. DT going to be a menace this year.

 

[HoustonTXGopher]

Surprised Jayden Ott is outside the top 10, that kid's a dog. We'll see him in September.

Actually now looking at it, the Gophers will face 4 of the 11.

Five of the top 10 (that’s close to 50%) returning running backs are from the BIG and Iowa, Wisco and Nebraska are shooting blanks on this list.

 

[minnyrules11]

Surprised Jayden Ott is outside the top 10, that kid's a dog. We'll see him in September.

Actually now looking at it, the Gophers will face 4 of the 11.

Only play one in the top 10 and one in honorable mention.

 

[studentgopher94]

Only play one in the top 10 and one in honorable mention.

Totally right, forgot we don't play Penn State next year, my bad!