Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Northwestern | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Total | 11 | 56 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 |
#20
Dekalon Taylor
Senior running back for Colorado. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 165 lb · Longview, TX · Longview
The numbers
56
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Colorado from 4% to 28% to win.Colorado at Georgia Tech · 14-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for Colorado. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Incarnate Word to Colorado in 2025.
Dekalon Taylor
Incarnate Word to Colorado — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 34 rush yds, 15 rec yds against Northwestern, Week 3, 2026.
56 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 11 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
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Career stats
Game log
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA -4.09No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Taylor rush middle for 2 yards gain to the GT 01 (#44 K.Efford), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 3 · Northwestern · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.46(09:28) No Huddle #20 D.Taylor rush middle for 16 yards gain to the CU48 (#15 B.Flakes; #47 M.Kilbane), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.52(01:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Lewis pass complete short left to #20 D.Taylor caught at CU 21, for 17 yards to the CU 42 (#1 C.Spaulding), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.36(04:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Taylor rush middle for 6 yards gain to the GT 03 (#41 T.McCoy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.25(00:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Lewis pass complete short middle to #20 D.Taylor caught at CU24, for 9 yards to the CU34 (#47 M.Kilbane)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.17No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Taylor rush middle for 16 yards gain to the GT 20 (#27 T.Harris; #13 S.Riley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 1&3 · Q1 · EPA -0.97No Huddle #20 D.Taylor rush left for 2 yards loss to the GT 05 (#24 N.Carter; #41 T.McCoy)
- Week 3 · Northwestern · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA -0.79(05:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Taylor rush middle for 0 yards to the NU27 (#54 T.Gant)
- Week 3 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.45(03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Taylor rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CU27 (#5 D.Kirks; #45 J.Sadowsky V)
- Week 3 · Northwestern · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.36(14:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Taylor rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NU37 (#24 J.Johnson; #6 R.Fitzgerald)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +34 rushing yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Deion Sanders, all run-leaning offenses — 5-10 over that span.
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Colorado2-1HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road2g | 28.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 18.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Pass share
43.8%
91 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
103 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
AT COLORADO 2025 (Sr.) Played in the first four games of the 2025 season, starting in one. Made his first start at Colorado at home against Wyoming in week four. Missed the final eight games due to injury. Finished his shortened season with 83 rushing yards on 19 carries and added 10 receptions…
The backfield · Colorado
- #29Micah Welch384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dekalon Taylor83 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Richard Young64 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Damian Henderson II3 games · 2026
- #27Bryce Hicks1 game · 2026
5 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology