3-star running back Darius Taylor commits to Minnesota

Walled Lake (Mich.) Walled Lake Western three-star running back Darius Taylor has committed to Minnesota, announcing the news Tuesday.

He visited the Golden Gophers last week.

Taylor is the No. 646 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is the nation’s No. 42-ranked running back and 14th-best player from the state of Michigan.

1000% percent COMMITTED to MINNESOTA #GoGophers pic.twitter.com/r2PisYBInq

— Darius Taylor💫 (@dariustaylor_14) April 5, 2022

Last fall, he rushed for 1,379 yards and added 24 scores.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $6.1k. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Taylor joins Osseo (Minn.) Osseo Senior four-star interior offensive lineman Jerome Williams and Kasson (Minn.) Kasson-Mantorville Senior three-star interior offensive lineman Reese Tripp in the 2023 Minnesota recruiting class.

The group ranks 33rd in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Ranking.