Kelvin Taylor
| Florida Gators No. 21 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Belle Glade (FL) Glades Day |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | September 28, 1993 |
| Place of birth | Belle Glade, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back. He played college football at Florida.
Early years
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 Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the sixth best 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] After his junior season, Taylor announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[7]
Personal
Taylor is the son of former NFL and Florida Gators running back, Fred Taylor.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Fred Taylor's son breaks Emmitt Smith's HS record
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Fred Taylor's son, Kelvin Taylor, commits to Gators
- ↑ Gators notes: Kelvin Taylor growing into more complete back
- ↑ Taylor eager to step into father’s footsteps, lead way for Florida
- ↑ Florida’s Kelvin Taylor: ‘I have a really big chip on my shoulder’
- ↑ UF's Kelvin Taylor, Demarcus Robinson, Alex McCalister to draft
- ↑ UF tailback Kelvin Taylor eager to sprint out of the shadow of famous father, Gators legend
- ↑ Fred Taylor: Kelvin is better