Who is the better NFL Draft prospect, Cam Cook or Darius Taylor?

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Cam Cook vs Darius Taylor — NFL Draft Comparison

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Cam Cook vs Darius Taylor — NFL Draft Comparison · Fanspeak

Cam Cook

West Virginia Mountaineers

RB · #4

Darius Taylor

Minnesota Golden Gophers

RB · #1

2025 college season

2025 college season: Cam Cook versus Darius Taylor
Cam Cook	Statistic	Darius Taylor
Leading value: 296	Carries	143
Leading value: 1,666	Rushing Yards	670
Leading value: 16	Rushing TDs	4
30	Receptions	34 (leading value)
Leading value: 286	Receiving Yards	245

Measurements

Measurements: Cam Cook versus Darius Taylor
Cam Cook	Statistic	Darius Taylor
5-9	Height	6-0
203 lb	Weight	215 lb

2027 draft projection

2027 draft projection: Cam Cook versus Darius Taylor
Cam Cook	Statistic	Darius Taylor
#256	Fanspeak rank	#240 (leading value)
RB 18	Position rank	RB 15 (leading value)
230.5	Average pick	228.1 (leading value)
Leading value: 315	Times drafted	282
18	Hype Score	30 (leading value)
47x	Most drafted to	49x

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Cam Cook

Dean Kindig

Rush Yards in 2025=1659 (#1) NCAA, but 3 fumbles in 2024 and 2025. Coming off a breakout season in which he led the entire FBS with 1,659 rushing yards and 16 TDs. He also added 30 receptions for 286 yards as a pass catcher. Per ESPN, one of the Top 15 non-QB playmakers in all of college football.

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Darius Taylor

Dean Kindig

42-217 (5.2) vs AP in 2025. 986 yds and 10 TDs on almost 5 yards a carry in 2024, Darius is a patient but physical running back, who loves living in between the tackles. Patient in between the tackles, waits to strike and then boom, books it to the end zone. Reminiscent of James Conner. Coming off Aug 2024 Leg INJ. Spent the 2023 season as a teammate of Buffalo's rookie wide receiver Skyler Bell back when Bell was playing for the Wisconsin.

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