Herb Taylor (American football)

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Herb Taylor
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Taylor at a scrimmage in 2011
No. 65, 75, 72
Position: Offensive tackle / Guard
Personal information
Born: (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 39)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school: Hightower
(Missouri City, Texas)
College: Texas Christian
NFL draft: 2007  / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:20
Games started:2
Player stats at PFR

Herbert Reginald Taylor, II (born September 22, 1984) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at Texas Christian.

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Taylor was also a member of the Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Las Vegas Locomotives, Green Bay Packers, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early life

Taylor was a letterman in football, baseball and track at Hightower High School in the Houston area before playing college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth.

College career

At TCU, he started all 48 games of his college career, a school record.

Professional career

Las Vegas Locomotives

Taylor was signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League on November 1, 2010.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Taylor was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League on September 10, 2012. [2] Six days later, he started at right guard against the Houston Texans due to an injury to Eben Britton.

He was released on October 27, 2012.

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References

  1. "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. O'Halloran, Ryan. "Jaguars cut two, sign two players". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved September 11, 2012.