| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | 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 |
| Position: | Running back |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida.
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]
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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench 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 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 4.56 s | 7.23 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Taylor was selected in the sixth round, 211th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 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]
On November 30, 2016, Taylor was signed to the Seattle 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]
Taylor was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on May 5, 2017.[20] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 9, 2017.[21]
On August 8, 2017, Taylor signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[22] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[23]
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]
In 2018, Taylor signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[26]
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]
On May 3, 2023, Taylor signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[29] He became a free agent following the season.
Taylor is the son of former Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Fred Taylor, also out of Florida.[30][31]