Patrick Taylor (American football)

Patrick Taylor
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Taylor playing for the Green Bay Packers in 2022
No. 32 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 (age 26)
Humble, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Atascocita
(Harris County, Texas)
College:Memphis (2016–2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2024
Rushing yards:277
Rushing average:4.0
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:15
Receiving yards:81
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Patrick O'Neal Taylor Jr. (born April 29, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis.

College career

As a true freshman, Taylor was the Tigers' second-leading rusher with 546 yards on 93 carries and two touchdowns.[1] He was Memphis' second-leading rusher again as a sophomore after rushing 157 times for 866 yards and a team-high 13 touchdowns while also catching 19 passes for 148 yards and one touchdown.[2] Taylor rushed for 1,122 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior.[3] Taylor missed half of his senior season due to a foot injury and finished the year with 350 rushing yards and five touchdowns.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m) 		217 lb
(98 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.57 s 1.54 s 2.69 s 4.34 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Green Bay Packers

Taylor signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2020, shortly after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL draft.[7][8] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 31, 2020.[9] He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020.[10] He began practicing with the team on December 17,[11] but the team did not activate him at the end of his 21-day practice window.[12] On August 31, 2021, Packers released Taylor as part of their final roster cuts.[13] He was signed to the practice squad the next day.[14] On November 4, 2021, Taylor was promoted to the active roster.[15] He got his first career touchdown in a game against the Detroit Lions in week 18.[16]

Taylor was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] Taylor was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster on September 17, 2022.[19] Taylor was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on September 24, 2022.[20] On November 1, 2022, he was released by the Packers and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[21][22] On November 15, 2022, he was promoted back to the active roster.[23] He was released eight days later.[24] On November 25, 2022, Taylor was signed to the practice squad and elevated to the active roster a day later.[25][26] A week later, he was once again elevated for gameday.[27] He was signed back to the active roster on December 19.[28] He was released on August 29, 2023.[29] A day later, he was signed to the Packers' practice squad.[30] He was elevated to the active roster for the first three weeks of the 2023 season.[31][32][33] On October 9, 2023, he was signed to the active roster.[34] He was released a day later.[35]

New England Patriots

On October 18, 2023, the New England Patriots signed Taylor to their practice squad.[36]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On November 20, 2023, the Packers signed Taylor off of the Patriots' practice squad.[37]

San Francisco 49ers

On April 8, 2024, Taylor signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[38] On November 8, 2024, Taylor was waived by the 49ers, and re-signed to the practice squad.[39][40] On December 4, 2024, Taylor was promoted to the active roster.[41]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2021 GB 9 0 23 89 3.9 12 1 2 3 1.5 3 0 0 0
2022 GB 14 0 10 31 3.1 6 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0
2023 GB 11 0 32 141 4.4 24 0 11 49 4.5 16 0 0 0
Total 34 0 65 261 4.0 24 1 14 69 4.9 17 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2021 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 GB 2 0 3 6 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 3 6 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

  1. ^ Murtaugh, Frank (August 24, 2017). "Tiger Football 2017: Air Raid!". Memphis Flyer.
  2. ^ Rice, Megan (August 14, 2018). "Tigers Patrick Taylor Jr. named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award". WREG.com.
  3. ^ "Memphis football's Patrick Taylor updates on recovery, could return against Houston". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Memphis RB, Atascocita standout Patrick Taylor ready to make his mark in NFL". Houston Chronicle. April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Patrick Taylor Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Patrick Taylor Jr. College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Packers agree to terms with rookie free agents". packers.com. April 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Wilson, Aaron (April 28, 2020). "Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers sign Atascocita's Taylor, Kingwood's Olonilua". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Kruse, Zach (July 31, 2020). "Packers place 2 on PUP list, 2 others on non-football injury list". USA Today. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Packers' Patrick Taylor: Back to practice". CBSSports.com. December 17, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "Packers' Patrick Taylor: To end season on NFI list". CBSSports.com. January 7, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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  16. ^ "Packers RB Patrick Taylor scores first career NFL touchdown". Packers Wire. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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  27. ^ "Packers elevate S Micah Abernathy, RB Patrick Taylor for gameday". packers.com. December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  28. ^ "Packers sign RB Patrick Taylor to 53, release WR Sammy Watkins". packers.com. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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  38. ^ "49ers Sign TE Saubert and RB Taylor Jr. to One-Year Deals". 49ers.com. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  39. ^ "49ers Waive Running Back Patrick Taylor Jr". 49ers.com. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  40. ^ "49ers Sign RB Patrick Taylor Jr. to the Practice Squad, Release a Running Back". 49ers.com. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  41. ^ "49ers Place DL Kevin Givens on Injured Reserve, Promote RB Patrick Taylor Jr. to the Active Roster". 49ers.com. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.