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Arizona RB J.J. Taylor hopes to be even faster in 2018: ‘I was tired of getting caught from behind’

J.J. Taylor can count on one hand how many times he was caught from behind last season.

“Two times. Three times,” the Arizona Wildcats running back said.

It’s a low number for a guy who had 146 carries, but it’s still two or three too many, so his main focus this offseason was to get even faster.

“Because I was tired of being caught from behind,” said Taylor, who rushed for 847 yards last year. “It just sucks. You get out there and you’re just like, ‘dang, I could have had it.