Snap share
18%
likely 4–35%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

5 plays · +1.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.25
Rushing+0.25
1st down-0.54
2nd down+0.77
3rd down+0.80
Standard downs+0.24
Passing downs+0.28
TaylorRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays0%
Run plays12%
1st down5%
2nd down8%
3rd down13%
Standard downs6%
Passing downs14%
TaylorRB average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries5—
Yards22672nd / 1194
Yards / carry4.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long9—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · VMI72~13 (3–25)518%
Season7213 (3–25)518%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
27Marcellous Hawkins Jr.RBSR391874.844+0.97
16Jeffrey Overton Jr.RBSO352005.737+1.05
26Messiah MickensRBFR8344.30—+0.16
23Tyler MasonRBJR5163.20—-0.11
Darius TaylorRB5224.40—+0.25
35John BuetowRBJR2199.50—+0.75
32Bill DavisRBSR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Virginia Tech depth chart →