Taquan Mizzell

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Taquan Mizzell
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Mizzell with the Lions in 2023
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 30)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Bayside
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
College: Virginia
Position: Running back
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:9
Rushing yards:16
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:78
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Taquan Mizzell Sr. (born October 21, 1993) is an American gridiron football running back who is a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Virginia.

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Early life

Mizzell attended and played high school football at Bayside High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. [1]

College career

Mizzell attended the University of Virginia, where he played running back. [2] He is the only player in Atlantic Coast Conference history with 1,500+ career rushing and 1,500+ career receiving yards. [3]

Collegiate statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2013 Virginia ACC FRUT10451844.11291645.71
2014 Virginia ACC SORB12642804.42392716.90
2015 Virginia ACC JRRB121646644.04757219.64
2016 Virginia ACC SRRB121879405.05524047.82
Career Virginia464602,0684.5121951,5608.07

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+3⁄4 in
(1.77 m)		197 lb
(89 kg)		4.55 s1.51 s2.67 s4.25 s7.00 s34 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine. [4]

Baltimore Ravens

Mizzell signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [5] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [6]

Chicago Bears

On September 3, 2017, Mizzell was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears. [7]

On September 1, 2018, Mizzell was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] [9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 3, 2018. [10] In his first game against the Buffalo Bills, Mizzell served as kick returner and also caught a pass for five yards. [11] On Thanksgiving Day, Mizzell scored his first NFL touchdown on a ten-yard reception from Chase Daniel against the Detroit Lions. [12] The following week against the New York Giants, Mizzell rushed three times for seven yards, caught two passes for sixteen yards, and returned two kicks for twenty-four yards. [13] He ended the 2018 season with nine carries for 16 yards and eight receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown. [14]

Before the 2019 season, Mizzell switched to wide receiver from running back; in conjunction with the position move, he changed his number from 33 to 11. [15] He was released during final roster cuts on August 31. [16]

New Orleans Saints

On September 1, 2019, Mizzell was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 7, 2020. [18] He was waived on August 2, 2020. [19]

New York Giants

On November 17, 2020, Mizzell was signed to the Giants' practice squad. [20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. [21] He was placed on injured reserve on July 23, 2021, with a hamstring injury. He was later waived on July 29. [22]

BC Lions

On April 18, 2022, Mizzell signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. [23] In 2023, Taquan Mizzell rushed for 773 Yards on 157 carries and 3 TDs for the Lions. He had an additional 291 Yards and 2 scores on 41 pass receptions. [24] After two years with the team, he was released on May 27, 2024. [25]

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References

  1. ↑ "Taquan Mizzell, Bayside , Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Taquan Mizzell College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Adelson, Andrea (March 16, 2017). "Virginia's 33-year draft streak on the shoulders of Taquan Mizzell". espn.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "NFL Draft Scout".
  5. ↑ "Ravens Officially Sign 16 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018.
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  11. ↑ Mayer, Larry (November 4, 2018). "2-Minute Drill: Fuller leads takeaway parade". Chicago Bears . Retrieved November 4, 2018.
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