J'Mari Taylor

J'Mari Taylor
No. 3 – Virginia Cavaliers
Position	Running back
Class	Graduate student
Personal information
Born	March 15, 2002 (age 23)
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	West Mecklenburg (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College	North Carolina Central (2020–2024); Virginia (2025);
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-ACC (2025);
	Stats at ESPN

Last updated January 24, 2026

J'Mari Taylor (born March 15, 2002) is an American college football running back for the Virginia Cavaliers. He previously played for the North Carolina Central Eagles.

Career

Taylor attended West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[1]

Taylor joined North Carolina Central University as a walk-on in 2020.^[2] He played for the Eagles from 2020 to 2024, rushing for 1,882 yards, including 1,146 with 15 touchdowns his final year in 2024.^[3] After the 2024 season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to University of Virginia.^[4]^[5] He was the Cavaliers starting running back in 2025.

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[1] Observer’s Player of the Week, West Meck’s J’mari Taylor, has his grandma to thank

[2] UVa football's J'Mari Taylor went from FCS walk-on to ACC

[3] UVA football transfer J’Mari Taylor battles for starting RB job with something to prove

[4] Virginia football signs NCCU transfer RB J'Mari Taylor

[5] ‘Ultra-competitive’ transfer J’Mari Taylor is compact, but adds punch to UVA’s backfield

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