Herb Taylor (American football)

Herbert Reginald Taylor, II (born September 22, 1984) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Texas Christian.

Herb Taylor
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Taylor at a scrimmage in 2011.
No. 65, 72, 75
Position:Offensive tackle / Guard
Personal information
Born: (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 39)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school:Hightower
(Missouri City, Texas)
College:Texas Christian
NFL draft:2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:20
Games started:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Taylor has also been a member of the Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, and Las Vegas Locomotives.

Early years edit

Taylor was a letterman in football, baseball and track at Hightower High School in the Houston area before playing college football at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth.

College career edit

At TCU, he started all 48 games of his college career, a school record.

Professional career edit

Las Vegas Locomotives edit

Taylor was signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League on November 1, 2010.

Jacksonville Jaguars edit

Taylor was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League on September 10, 2012.[2] Six days later, he started at right guard against the Houston Texans due to an injury to Eben Britton.

He was released on October 27, 2012.

References edit

  1. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ O'Halloran, Ryan. "Jaguars cut two, sign two players". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved September 11, 2012.