Kelvin Taylor

For the American actor, see Kelvin Taylor (actor).

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.

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
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-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 s 1.57 s 2.63 s 4.56 s 7.23 s 32.0 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]

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. ^ a b "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