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Jersey Number 29
DJ Taylor
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 198
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, TN
- High School:
- Riverdale
2025 (Freshman)
• Played in 10 games
• Finished the year with 199 yards rushing on 26 attempts and two touchdowns while adding seven catches for 54 yards and a score
• Had 93 offensive snaps for the season and had a PFF grade of 70.4 to rank fourth-best among offensive players
• Played in his first collegiate game in win over Nevada with two snaps on special teams
• Had four carries for 24 yards and a reception at KSU
• Recorded 30 yards rushing on five carries to go with two receptions against Delaware
• Turned in a 10-yard TD reception against Jax State
• Had six carries for 55 yards and a touchdown at WKU
• Rushed four times for 77 yards and a touchdown in win over NMSU (had a 64-yard TD run)
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and On3
• The 30th ranked player in the state by 247Sports
• As a senior, he rushed 161 times for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns to go with four TD receptions
• Also had an 89-yard kickoff return for a TD his senior year
• As a junior in 2023, he rushed for 537 yards and seven touchdowns while adding 14 receptions for 115 yards
• Was the 2025 3A State Champion in the 100M Dash and the 200M Dash
• Was third in the TSSAA State Indoor 200M and fourth in the 60M in 2024
• In 2025, he was named the DNJ All-Sports Male Athlete of the Year for the 2024-25 season
Personal
• Full name: Dominic “DJ” Taylor
• Parents: Nokomis Givens and Sabrina Horton
• Born: 11/17/2006
• Major: Undecided
• Played in 10 games
• Finished the year with 199 yards rushing on 26 attempts and two touchdowns while adding seven catches for 54 yards and a score
• Had 93 offensive snaps for the season and had a PFF grade of 70.4 to rank fourth-best among offensive players
• Played in his first collegiate game in win over Nevada with two snaps on special teams
• Had four carries for 24 yards and a reception at KSU
• Recorded 30 yards rushing on five carries to go with two receptions against Delaware
• Turned in a 10-yard TD reception against Jax State
• Had six carries for 55 yards and a touchdown at WKU
• Rushed four times for 77 yards and a touchdown in win over NMSU (had a 64-yard TD run)
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and On3
• The 30th ranked player in the state by 247Sports
• As a senior, he rushed 161 times for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns to go with four TD receptions
• Also had an 89-yard kickoff return for a TD his senior year
• As a junior in 2023, he rushed for 537 yards and seven touchdowns while adding 14 receptions for 115 yards
• Was the 2025 3A State Champion in the 100M Dash and the 200M Dash
• Was third in the TSSAA State Indoor 200M and fourth in the 60M in 2024
• In 2025, he was named the DNJ All-Sports Male Athlete of the Year for the 2024-25 season
Personal
• Full name: Dominic “DJ” Taylor
• Parents: Nokomis Givens and Sabrina Horton
• Born: 11/17/2006
• Major: Undecided
MTSU Football Signing Day Press Conference 12/3/25
Wednesday, December 03
MTSU Football at New Mexico State post-game press conference – 11/29/25
Sunday, November 30
MTSU Football at New Mexico State post-game press conference – 11/29/25
Saturday, November 29
Raider Report Game 12 - MTSU vs. New Mexico State University
Friday, November 28
