Could This Season Be the Long-Awaited Return of a Running Back MVP in the NFL?
Over the past three seasons, Taylor ranks No. 1 in yards per carry (6.03), No. 5 in yards before contact (3.80) and No. 5 in yards after contact (2.37). He’s also No. 1 in yards per carry on plays with run disruptions (4.63) among 69 running backs with at least 120 carries through Week 11.
He’s also third in missed or broken tackles forced per touch. This is all despite seeing a bad box on 52.4% of snaps.

But this doesn’t even tell the whole story of Taylor’s greatness in 2025.
Taylor has an absurd 275.48 rushing yards over expected (YOE), a metric that measures how many yards a player generates after his first interaction with a defender. That’s 275 yards generated on his own beyond what the play design and blocking provide.



Post Comment