Fred Taylor
Teams
Jacksonville Jaguars (1998-2008)
New England Patriots (2009-2010)
Playoffs
Appearances - 6 (1998,1999,2005,2007,2009,2010)
Conf Champ Games - 1 (1999)
Super Bowls - 0
Championships - 0
Awards and Honors
All-Pro Second Team - 1 (2007)
Pro Bowl - 1 (2007)
All-Time Ranks
Rushing Yards - #17
Rushing Yards per Game - #23
Yards per Rush - #35
Scrimmage Yards - #35
Rushing Touchdowns - #42
Total Touchdowns - #95
League Leads
Rushing Yards (#6-2000,2003, #9-2002,2007, #10-1998,2004)
Rushing Touchdowns (#2-1998, #6-2000)
Yards per Rush (#3-2007, #4-2000, #5-1998, #6-1999, #7-2004,2006, #9-2002, #10-2003)
Rushing Yards per Game (#1-2000, #7-2003, #10-1998,2002,2007)
Total Touchdowns (#2-1998, #7-2000)
Scrimmage Yards (#6-2003, #7-1998, #8-2004)
Yards per Touch (#6-1998, #9-2006, #10-2004)
As a junior at Florida, Fred Taylor won a national championship, then rushed for 1292 yards and 13 touchdowns on 6 yards per carry as a senior, which helped get him drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the #9 overall pick in the 1998 Draft.
Taylor had his best NFL season as a rookie. He rushed for 1223 yards and 14 touchdowns, which was the most of his career, and had 421 receiving yards, also his career-best, and came in #3 in voting for Rookie of the Year.
He missed 6 games due to a hamstring injury in his second season, which limited him to only 732 yards, but he was healthy in the playoffs, gaining over 100 yards twice as the Jaguars made it to the AFC Championship game for the first time.
In the 2000 season, he gained 1399 yards and scored 12 touchdowns, and since he missed 3 games due to injury, he led the league with over 107 yards per game. A groin injury early the next season limited him to only 2 games, and he suddenly had a reputation for always being injured.
He shook off that reputation over the next two seasons, as he didn't miss a single game, rushing for 1314 yards in 2002 and a career-high 1572 in 2003. That total, and his 1942 scrimmage yards that year, were both #6 in the league for the season.
After he missed 7 games over the next 2 seasons, the Jaguars drafted Maurice Jones-Drew to be his eventual replacement. He still managed to rush for over 1000 yards 2 more times, giving him seven 1000-yard seasons in his career, but then started splitting carries in 2008 before missing the end of the season with a thumb injury.
He was released by the Jaguars after 11 seasons, and signed a 2-year deal with the Patriots. He ended up playing only 13 games over those two years, with ankle and toe injuries costing him long stretches. After the 2010 season, he decided to retire.
Taylor was never the best back in the league, but he was regularly among the league leaders in rushing yards and yards per carry for a full decade. He is currently #17 all-time in rushing yards, and #35 in yards per carry, and is the all-time rushing leader for Jacksonville still. He had a reputation for missing games, but he played at least 10 games in all but one season with the Jaguars, and he is one of the best running backs to have played the game.
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