Kelvin Taylor
No. 6 – Massachusetts Pirates
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-28) September 28, 1993
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
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back for the Massachusetts Pirates of the IFL. 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 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
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench 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 s1.57 s2.63 s4.56 s7.23 s32.0 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 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 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 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, Kelvin Taylor signed with the Orlando Apollos, an Alliance of American Football team coached by Steve Spurrier.[26]

Orlando Guardians

On November 17, 2022, Taylor was drafted 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.[29]

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. 1 2 "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
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