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Date of birth: (1993-09-28) September 28, 1993 (age 23) High school: Belle Glade (FL) Glades Day NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211 Parents Fred Taylor, Tiffany Campbell-McGrew Similar Fred Taylor, Demarcus Robinson, Jeff Driskel, Treon Harris, Vernon Hargreaves - III Profiles | ||
Kelvin taylor florida gator career highlights hd
Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
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- Kelvin taylor florida gator career highlights hd
- Meet the niners 2016 sixth round pick kelvin taylor
- Early years
- College career
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Personal
- References
Meet the niners 2016 sixth round pick kelvin taylor
Early years
Taylor attended Glades Day School in Belle Glade, Florida. As a junior, he broke Emmitt Smith's Florida career rushing yards record. 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. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.
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. 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. After his junior season, Taylor announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
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. He was released by the 49ers on November 28, 2016.
Seattle Seahawks
On November 30, 2016, Taylor was signed to the Seahawks' practice squad. He was released on December 8, 2016. On December 13, 2016 he was signed to the Seahawks' active roster. He was released on December 20, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 16, 2017.
Personal
Taylor is the son of former Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Fred Taylor, also out of Florida.
