Kelvin Taylor

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Kelvin Taylor
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-28) September 28, 1993 (age 31)
Belle Glade, Florida, U.S.
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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Florida Gators.

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Early life

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.57 s2.63 s4.56 s7.23 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9]

San Francisco 49ers

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]

Seattle Seahawks

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]

Kansas City Chiefs

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]

Atlanta Falcons

On August 8, 2017, Taylor signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [22] He was waived on September 1, 2017. [23]

Cleveland Browns

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]

Orlando Apollos

In 2018, Taylor signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. [26]

Orlando Guardians

On November 17, 2022, Taylor was selected 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]

Massachusetts Pirates

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.

Personal life

Taylor is the son of former Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Fred Taylor, also out of Florida. [30] [31]

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References

  1. ↑ Fred Taylor's son breaks Emmitt Smith's HS record
  2. ↑ "Kelvin Taylor - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN".
  3. ↑ Fred Taylor's son, Kelvin Taylor, commits to Gators
  4. ↑ Gators notes: Kelvin Taylor growing into more complete back
  5. ↑ Taylor eager to step into father’s footsteps, lead way for Florida
  6. ↑ Florida’s Kelvin Taylor: ‘I have a really big chip on my shoulder’
  7. ↑ UF's Kelvin Taylor, Demarcus Robinson, Alex McCalister to draft
  8. ↑ "Kelvin Taylor Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "2016 NFL Draft Scout Kelvin Taylor College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ "49ers Release 20 Players, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "49ers Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ Fann, Joe (November 28, 2016). "49ers Sign RB Raheem Mostert to Practice Squad, Release RB Kelvin Taylor". 49ers.com.
  14. ↑ "Seahawks Sign Former 49ers RB Kelvin Taylor To Practice Squad". November 30, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Seahawks Sign RB George Farmer To Practice Squad, Cut RB Kelvin Taylor". December 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ Drovetto, Tony (December 13, 2016). "Seahawks Sign RB Kelvin Taylor, LB Ronald Powell; Place RB Troymaine Pope, FB Will Tukuafu On Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017.
  17. ↑ Boyle, John (December 20, 2016). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Seahawks Sign 10 Players To 2017 Future Contracts". Seahawks.com. January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ Boyle, John (May 5, 2017). "Seahawks Sign FB Brandon Cottom, Waive RB Kelvin Taylor". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Kelvin Taylor: Joins Chiefs off waivers". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. May 9, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  22. ↑ Conway, Kelsey (August 8, 2017). "Falcons sign running back Kelvin Taylor, son of former Jaguar great Fred Taylor". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  23. ↑ Conway, Kelsey (September 1, 2017). "2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Browns' Kelvin Taylor: Signs reserve/future contract". CBSSports.com. January 10, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Browns release 7 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 12, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
  26. ↑ Ruiz, Stephen. "Jacksonville Jaguars great Fred Taylor's son signs with Orlando's Alliance team". Orlando Sentenial. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  28. 1 2 "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Transactions". goifl.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  30. ↑ UF tailback Kelvin Taylor eager to sprint out of the shadow of famous father, Gators legend
  31. ↑ Fred Taylor: Kelvin is better
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