Kelvin Taylor

Kelvin Taylor
No. 38 Atlanta Falcons
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-09-28) September 28, 1993
Place of birth: Belle Glade, Florida
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Belle Glade (FL) Glades Day
College: Florida
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-American (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). 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]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Taylor was selected in the sixth round, 211th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft by the 49ers. 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.[8][9] He was released by the 49ers on November 28, 2016.[10]

Seattle Seahawks

On November 30, 2016, Taylor was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad.[11] He was released on December 8, 2016.[12] On December 13, 2016, he was signed to the Seahawks' active roster.[13] He was released on December 20, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 16, 2017.[15]

On May 4, 2017, Taylor was waived by the Seahawks.[16]

Kansas City Chiefs

Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Chiefs on May 5, 2017.[17] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 9, 2017.[18]

Atlanta Falcons

On August 8, 2017, Taylor signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[19]

Personal life

Taylor is the son of former Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Fred Taylor, also out of Florida.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ Fred Taylor's son breaks Emmitt Smith's HS record
  2. ↑ Rivals.com
  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. ↑ "49ers Release 20 Players, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com.
  9. ↑ "49ers Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com.
  10. ↑ Fann, Joe (November 28, 2016). "49ers Sign RB Raheem Mostert to Practice Squad, Release RB Kelvin Taylor". 49ers.com.
  11. ↑ "Seahawks Sign Former 49ers RB Kelvin Taylor To Practice Squad". November 30, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Seahawks Sign RB George Farmer To Practice Squad, Cut RB Kelvin Taylor". December 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Boyle, John (December 20, 2016). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com.
  15. ↑ "Seahawks Sign 10 Players To 2017 Future Contracts". Seahawks.com. January 16, 2017.
  16. ↑ Boyle, John (May 5, 2017). "Seahawks Sign FB Brandon Cottom, Waive RB Kelvin Taylor". Seahawks.com.
  17. ↑ "Kelvin Taylor: Joins Chiefs off waivers". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  19. ↑ Conway, Kelsey (August 8, 2017). "Falcons sign running back Kelvin Taylor, son of former Jaguar great Fred Taylor". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  20. ↑ UF tailback Kelvin Taylor eager to sprint out of the shadow of famous father, Gators legend
  21. ↑ Fred Taylor: Kelvin is better
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