Last confirmed: Buffalo, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Huber Heights, OH · Wayne
Anthone Taylor: RB · Buffalo · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthone Taylor
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Anthone Taylor has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Buffalo. A game that shows it: 116 rushing yards and 1 reception against Florida Atlantic — Week 3, 2015.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.7% of his carries. 10 carries for 28 yds vs Miami (OH); 25 for 116 vs Florida Atlantic.
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
6 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (60.0%). 5 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (27.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs UAlbany | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-27@ Penn State | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-15@ Florida Atlantic | 25 | 116 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24vs Nevada | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-28vs Bowling Green | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-51@ Central Michigan | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-24@ Miami (OH) | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | W 18-17@ Kent State | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-41vs Northern Illinois | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42@ Akron | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 13 | L 26-31vs Massachusetts | 20 | 85 | 4.3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Total | 186 | 829 | 4.5 | 3 | 29 |
Week 1 · 2015
W 51-14
vs UAlbany
104 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 37-point win at home against UAlbany.
With J. Martinez — 4 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD · J. Licata — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.8
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%170 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 186 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 76.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 74.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 86.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 61.6 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
52.2%
455 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
72.7
12 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2015
186 carries and 17 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Buffalo, 2,232 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Quinn, Alex Wood, and Lance Leipold. Multi-era developmental context.
