Personal information | |
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Born: | Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. | September 28, 1993
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Belle Glade (FL) Glades Day |
College: | Florida |
Position: | Running back |
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida.
Taylor attended Glades Day School in Belle Glade, Florida. As a junior, he broke Emmitt Smith's Florida career rushing yards record. [1] For his career, he had 12,121 yards and 191 touchdowns. Taylor was rated by ESPN.com as a five-star recruit and ranked as the nation’s No. 1 running back in his class. [2] He committed to the University of Florida to play college football. [3]
As a true freshman at Florida in 2013, Taylor played in 10 games and made four starts. For the season he had 508 yards on 111 carries with four touchdowns. [4] As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 12 games with two starts. He carried the ball 116 times for 565 yards and six touchdowns. [5] [6] In the final game of his junior year, he became just the ninth player to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,035) in UF history. His 259 rushes were the second-most in a single season in school history and his 13 rushing touchdowns equaled the third-most by a running back in school history. Following his record-setting 2015 campaign, Taylor announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
29+1⁄4 in (0.74 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) |
4.60 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 4.56 s | 7.23 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
17 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/ Pro Day [8] [9] |
Taylor was selected in the sixth round, 211th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. [10] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the 49ers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12] He was released by the 49ers on November 28, 2016. [13]
On November 30, 2016, Taylor was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. [14] He was released on December 8, 2016. [15] On December 13, 2016, he was signed to the Seahawks' active roster. [16] He was released on December 20, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 16, 2017. [18]
On May 4, 2017, Taylor was waived by the Seahawks. [19]
Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on May 5, 2017. [20] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 9, 2017. [21]
On August 8, 2017, Taylor signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [22] He was waived on September 1, 2017. [23]
On January 10, 2018, Taylor signed a reserve/future contract with the Cleveland Browns. [24] He was waived by the Browns on April 12, 2018. [25]
In 2018, Taylor signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. [26]
On November 17, 2022, Taylor was drafted by the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. [27] He signed with the team on February 15, 2023. [28] He rushed for 84 yards in three games before he was released on March 8. [28]
On May 3, 2023, Taylor signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). [29] He became a free agent following the season.
Taylor is the son of former Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Fred Taylor, also out of Florida. [30] [31]
Personal information | |
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Born: | Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. | September 28, 1993
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Belle Glade (FL) Glades Day |
College: | Florida |
Position: | Running back |
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211 |
Career history | |
| |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida.
Taylor attended Glades Day School in Belle Glade, Florida. As a junior, he broke Emmitt Smith's Florida career rushing yards record. [1] For his career, he had 12,121 yards and 191 touchdowns. Taylor was rated by ESPN.com as a five-star recruit and ranked as the nation’s No. 1 running back in his class. [2] He committed to the University of Florida to play college football. [3]
As a true freshman at Florida in 2013, Taylor played in 10 games and made four starts. For the season he had 508 yards on 111 carries with four touchdowns. [4] As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 12 games with two starts. He carried the ball 116 times for 565 yards and six touchdowns. [5] [6] In the final game of his junior year, he became just the ninth player to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,035) in UF history. His 259 rushes were the second-most in a single season in school history and his 13 rushing touchdowns equaled the third-most by a running back in school history. Following his record-setting 2015 campaign, Taylor announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 ft 10+1⁄4 in (1.78 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
29+1⁄4 in (0.74 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) |
4.60 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 4.56 s | 7.23 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
17 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/ Pro Day [8] [9] |
Taylor was selected in the sixth round, 211th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. [10] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the 49ers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12] He was released by the 49ers on November 28, 2016. [13]
On November 30, 2016, Taylor was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. [14] He was released on December 8, 2016. [15] On December 13, 2016, he was signed to the Seahawks' active roster. [16] He was released on December 20, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 16, 2017. [18]
On May 4, 2017, Taylor was waived by the Seahawks. [19]
Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on May 5, 2017. [20] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 9, 2017. [21]
On August 8, 2017, Taylor signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [22] He was waived on September 1, 2017. [23]
On January 10, 2018, Taylor signed a reserve/future contract with the Cleveland Browns. [24] He was waived by the Browns on April 12, 2018. [25]
In 2018, Taylor signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. [26]
On November 17, 2022, Taylor was drafted by the Orlando Guardians of the XFL. [27] He signed with the team on February 15, 2023. [28] He rushed for 84 yards in three games before he was released on March 8. [28]
On May 3, 2023, Taylor signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). [29] He became a free agent following the season.
Taylor is the son of former Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Fred Taylor, also out of Florida. [30] [31]