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, 75, 72
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 PFR

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

Early life

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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

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

Professional career

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Las Vegas Locomotives

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

Jacksonville Jaguars

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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

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  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.