Collin Taylor

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Collin Taylor
Collin Taylor (cropped).jpg
Taylor with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2017
No. 17, 11
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987 (age 37)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Carmel (Carmel, Indiana)
College: Indiana
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:467
Receiving yards:5,607
Receiving touchdowns:117
Total tackles:64.5
Interceptions:4
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Collin William Taylor (born February 28, 1987) is an American former arena football wide receiver.

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Taylor attended Carmel High School, in Carmel, Indiana. He played two years as a wide receiver. As a senior in 2004, he led the Greyhounds with 45 catches for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping them to an 8–4 season. After his senior season, he moved on to Indiana University where he redshirted in 2005, played wide receiver from 2006 through 2008 and finished his career as a free safety in 2009.

Early life

Born the son of John and Catherine Taylor, Collin attended Carmel High School, in Carmel, Indiana. He played two years as a wide receiver. As a senior in 2004, he led the Greyhounds with 45 catches for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping them to an 8–4 season. [1]

College career

Taylor walked-on to the Indiana Hoosiers football team in fall of 2005 and redshirted that same season. During the 2006 season, Taylor did not appear in a single game for the Hoosiers. In 2007, Taylor made his college debut against Indiana State. Taylor played in three games during the season, appearing only on special teams. During the 2008 season, Taylor appeared in all 12 games for the Hoosiers games, making his first career receptions against Iowa on October 11. 11 weeks into the season, the Hoosiers were faced with a rash of injuries, so Taylor moved from wide receiver to free safety for the Hoosiers. [2]

College statistics

Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6]

  Receiving Defensive
SeasonTeamGPRecYdsAvgTDSolo TklAsst TklTotal TklSacksINTFFFR
2006 Indiana 0000.000000000
2007 Indiana 3000.000000000
2008 Indiana 12133.000000000
2009 Indiana 12000.00184220211
Totals27133.00184220211

Professional career

Pre-draft

Prior to the 2010 NFL draft, Taylor was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 62nd-best free safety in the draft. [7] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his pro-day workouts at Indiana University:

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		198 lb
(90 kg)		4.65 s1.65 s2.70 s4.29 s7.08 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		17 reps
All values from 2010 Indiana Pro Day [7]

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

After going undrafted in 2010, Taylor was assigned to the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the Arena Football League (AFL). The only game in which Taylor played for the Yard Dawgz came on May 28, when he had an interceptions for touchdown against the Alabama Vipers. [8] He was released before the season's end.

Tulsa Talons

Shortly after his release, Taylor joined the Tulsa Talons. The Talons were short on players due to injury, so they offered Taylor a chance to return to his natural position of wide receiver, and he scored a touchdown on just his second career professional reception. [9]

Reading Express

Taylor joined the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League in 2011. He was 3rd on the team with 651 yards receiving and had 15 touchdowns, as the Express went 8–6 and lost in the IFL United Conference Semi-Finals. [10]

Iowa Barnstormers

Taylor joined the Iowa Barnstormers in 2012. [11] Taylor re-signed with the Barnstormers for the 2013 season. [12]

Cleveland Gladiators

Taylor in 2017 Taylor at the line.jpg
Taylor in 2017

Taylor was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on October 1, 2013. He won the Al Lucas Hero Jason Foundation Award in 2016. [13]

Beijing Lions

Taylor was selected by the Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the fifth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft. [14] He earned All-Pro North Division All-Star honors after catching 45 passes for 586 yards and 12 touchdowns. [15] [16]

Guangzhou Power

Taylor was listed on the Guangzhou Power's roster for the 2018 season. [17]

Albany Empire

On April 9, 2018, he was assigned to the Albany Empire. [18] On March 14, 2019, Taylor returned to the Empire when he was again assigned to the team.

Career AFL receiving statistics

YearTeamGmRecYardsY/RTDs
2010 Tulsa Talons 12136.51
2012 Iowa Barnstormers 186367010.67
2013 Iowa Barnstormers 52527210.92
2014 Cleveland Gladiators 188097612.220
2015 Cleveland Gladiators 181441,59711.143
2016 Cleveland Gladiators 161101,43713.132
2017 Cleveland Gladiators 114364214.912
Total874675,60712.0117

Career AFL defensive statistics

YearTeamGmTackAstSacksFFFRINTYdsTD
2010 OKC Yard Dawgz 1250.0002201
2010Tulsa Talons1110.000000
2012Iowa Barnstormers18410.001000
2013Iowa Barnstormers5210.000000
2014Cleveland Gladiators1811100.0001350
2015Cleveland Gladiators181350.0011121
2016Cleveland Gladiators16730.000000
2017Cleveland Gladiators11790.010000
Total8847350.0124672

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References

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  2. ↑ Adam Rittenberg (November 12, 2008). "Big Ten internal affairs: Week 11". ESPN . ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2006 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2007 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ "2008 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2009 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Collin Taylor, DS #62 FS, Indiana". www.NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Alabama 39 at Oklahoma City 65". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ Dallas Strimple (August 2, 2010). "Who is Collin Taylor?". www.afltalons.blogspot.com. Blog Spot. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ "2011 IFL Stats". www.ifl.fbstats.pointstreak.com. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Barnstormers Reach Agreement with WR Collin Taylor". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Two More Barnstormers Returning for 2013". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Collin Taylor Awarded Al Lucas Hero Jason Foundation Award". clevelandgladiators.com. August 23, 2016. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  15. ↑ Moninghoff, Mick (November 6, 2016). "Series Final: One for the Record Books". caflfootball.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ "The CAFL has announced their 2016 All-Pro North division All-Stars". caflfootball.com. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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