Tyrod Taylor Bio, Age, High school career, Professional career, NFL Statistics

Publish date: 2024-05-04

Tyrod Taylor (Tyrod Di’allo Taylor) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Virginia Tech, leading the Hokies to the 2011 Orange Bowl during his senior year.

He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft and served as the backup to starting quarterback Joe Flacco, including during the Ravens’ Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

Tyrod Taylor Age

Tyrod Taylor was born on August 3, 1989, in Hampton, Virginia United States. He is 29 years old as of 2018. He is a Christian, having been raised in the faith by his parents.

Tyrod Taylor Body measurements

Tyrod Taylor stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m). He has a weight of 217 lb (98 kg). Taylor is 6’1″ and 200 pounds, ran a 4.55-second 40-yard dash.

Tyrod Taylor Education

Tyrod Taylor graduated from Hampton (Hampton, Virginia) where he played football, basketball, and track while he was still studying at Hampton High School. While in football, he helped lead the team as a quarterback. He then attended Virginia Tech where he spent his college career.

Tyrod Taylor High school career

Tyrod Taylor while at Hampton High School, in Hampton, Virginia, he played as a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track. In football, he helped lead the team as a quarterback, while also becoming the team’s kick returner and safety.

During his four years as the starter, he led the team to a 34–4 record. He accumulated 7,690 yards of offense and scored 100 total touchdowns, breaking every passing record of previous Hampton standout Anthony Mastrocola. He passed for 5,144 yards and 44 touchdowns while rushing for 2,546 yards and 56 touchdowns.

When Taylor graduated from Hampton in 2007, he was rated as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback at Rivals.com. ESPN.com rated him the No. 3 overall quarterback, while Scout.com said he’s the nation’s seventh-best passer.

Taylor is 6’1″ and 200 pounds, ran a 4.55-second 40-yard dash. Taylor narrowed his final two choices down to Virginia Tech and the University of Florida and eventually chose to attend Virginia Tech.

Tyrod Taylor College career Freshman year

Tyrod Taylor was a quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies, since 2008 College Football season up to 2011 Orange Bowl. He instrumental in earning the Hokies at their first victory against Florida State in two decades.

Injuries to his ankles inhibited his play during his Freshman and Sophomore years. He had to sit out some games or rotate with other players.

Taylor led the Hokies to victory against Cincinnati, Boston College, and Tennessee making a career record of the second most wins of all time for a starting quarterback at Virginia Tech.

During Taylor’s freshman year, Taylor shared time for most of the season with the junior quarterback Sean Glennon. Taylor’s first action of college football came in the game against the LSU Tigers on September 8, 2007.

In that game, Taylor completed 7-of-18 passes for 62 yards, rushed for 44 yards on nine attempts including his first collegiate touchdown. After that game, Tyrod was named the starter by head coach Frank Beamer.

In his first collegiate start against Ohio, Tyrod threw for 287 yards, adding a rushing touchdown. One of Taylor’s early accolades was rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown as well as passing for 204 yards and two touchdowns in leading Virginia Tech to its first victory against Florida State in two decades.

The win was the first-ever for Frank Beamer against Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden. On October 13, in the second quarter of a game against Duke, Taylor suffered a high ankle sprain which forced him to miss two games.

Taylor returned in a game at Georgia Tech but did not start for the rest of the season and rotated time with starter Sean Glennon.

Throughout the season, Taylor accumulated 1,356 total yards, including 927 passing and 429 rushings. He completed 72-of-134 passing attempts, for a completion percentage of 53.7. He scored 11 touchdowns during the year, five passing and six rushings.

Tyrod Taylor Net worth

Tyrod Taylor is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) who has an estimated net worth of $ 25 million dollars as of 2019.

Tyrod Taylor Sophomore year

Tyrod Taylor was intended to be redshirted. After Virginia Tech’s loss to East Carolina University though, his redshirt was taken off due to Tech’s need for more offense.

Taylor’s first appearance of the season came in the second game of the season against Furman, where he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. His first sophomore start came in the following week against Georgia Tech.

After starting every game of the 2008 season leading up to the Florida State game on October 25, Taylor suffered a high ankle sprain on the first play of the Florida State game. Sean Glennon relieved Taylor at the quarterback position after this setback.

While Glennon got the start versus Miami, Taylor split time with Glennon and led a crucial fourth quarter to make it a two-point game 16–14. However, he was sacked in a crucial 4th and 3 with less than two minutes to go.

After the loss, Taylor started against Duke. After committing five turnovers in the first half, he was pulled from the game and replaced by Sean Glennon. Taylor then started next week at Virginia.

Tyrod Taylor performed well in a 73-yard run. He was 12-for-18 for 137 yards and one touchdown while rushing 16 times for 137 yards. He then started in the ACC Championship Game win over Boston College and was named the ACC Championship Game MVP.

On January 1, 2009, he led the Hokies to a 20–7 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats in the 2009 Orange Bowl. Overall, he finished his sophomore season with 1,036 passing yards with two touchdowns and seven interceptions.

Taylor was signed by the Buffalo Bills as a free agent in 2015, taking over the starting quarterback duties that season.

Tyrod Taylor went on to earn a Pro Bowl appearance and eventually helped the Bills make their first playoff berth in 17 years before he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in March 2018, with the Bills drafting Josh Allen to replace him.

Taylor started the first three games for Cleveland in 2018 before getting injured and sat behind Baker Mayfield the rest of the season. The following March, he signed with the Chargers.

Junior year

Tyrod Taylor during his junior season, he led the Hokies to a 9–3 regular-season record and a 2nd-place finish in the Coastal Division of the ACC. The Hokies played the Tennessee Volunteers in the 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl and won 37–14, finishing with a final record of 10–3.

After climbing as high as #4 in the rankings, Tech lost back to back games against Georgia Tech and North Carolina but finished the season ranked 10th in both the AP and USA Today Top 25 polls.

In the 2009 season, he finished with 2,311 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, and five interceptions. After his junior season, he had a 23–5 career record at Virginia Tech, which was the second most wins of all time for a starting quarterback at Virginia Tech.

Senior year

Taylor’s senior season began with two heartbreaking losses to Boise State at FedExField and at home to Division I-FCS James Madison. Taylor was 15-of-22 for 186 yards and two touchdowns, along with 73 yards on the ground, against Boise State, but was unable to respond following a Broncos score with 1:03 remaining.

However, Taylor ultimately led the Hokies to a remarkable turnaround season, winning 11 consecutive games after the 0–2 start. The 2010 Hokies became the first ACC team to finish with an undefeated 8–0 record in ACC play in 10 years.

They became ACC Champions for the fourth time in seven seasons with a 44–33 win over Florida State in the 2010 ACC Championship Game in Charlotte.

Overall, in his final collegiate season, he had 2,743 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, and five interceptions. Taylor finished the regular season as ACC Player of the Year and ACC Championship Game Most Valuable Player. Taylor participated in the 2011 East-West Shrine Game. He completed four of his five passes for 59 yards.

Tyrod Taylor Professional career

Tyrod Taylor was drafted in the sixth round with the 180th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL Draft. He was the 11th quarterback to be selected that year.

The Ravens previously acquired the pick from the St. Louis Rams in a trade that sent Mark Clayton to St. Louis. The Ravens played him at quarterback in spite of the fact many of the other 31 teams believed he would better be suited at wide receiver instead.

Baltimore Ravens

2013 season

Taylor had a decent preseason in 2013 when he completed 21-of-36 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions.  He also showed his versatility as a runner using designed runs and scrambles while rushing for 66 yards on 15 carries.

His strong preseason performance allowed him to keep his job as the Ravens backup quarterback for the third straight season. Tyrod Taylor did not see any action in the 2013 season until Week 10, in a win against the Cincinnati Bengals.

He ran an end-around handoff from Flacco for a gain of 18 yards, which was the longest run by any Ravens player in that game. In Week 12 against the New York Jets, Taylor played 12 total snaps, five at quarterback. He gained seven yards on four carries though he did have a 17-yard first down run in the first quarter.

His total yardage was brought down by two second-half runs where he lost 13 yards. He also had one reception for six yards.

On December 22, 2013, Taylor would enter the game for Flacco during a blowout loss to the New England Patriots. On his very first snap, Gino Gradkowski snapped it too far to the right and was recovered by New England for a touchdown.

He finished the 41–7 loss, completing 1-of-4 passes for two yards and an interception that the Patriots defense returned for a touchdown.

Buffalo Bills

2017 season

After the firing of Rex Ryan, it was widely speculated that the Bills would either trade Taylor or decline his option. Nonetheless, the Bills and Taylor agreed to restructure his contract, keeping Taylor signed with the team until the end of the 2018 season.

Tyrod Taylor sustained a concussion early in the third preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens but was able to recover in time to start in the Week 1 game against the New York Jets.

During the Week 7 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Taylor helped lead the Bills to a fourth-quarter comeback, driving the offense 75 yards downfield for the game-tying touchdown with less than three minutes remaining.

The Buccaneers fumbled on their next possession, setting up the Bills’ game-winning field goal by Steven Hauschka. Taylor finished the game with 268 passing yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 53 yards.

On November 2, he had a career-high 29 completions on 40 attempts for 285 yards and two passing touchdowns to go along with 35 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in a 31–24 loss to the New York Jets.

On November 15, following a blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints in which Tyrod Taylor only threw for 56 yards, the Bills announced that Taylor would be benched in favor of rookie Nathan Peterman.

However, Peterman threw five interceptions during his first start against the Los Angeles Chargers and was replaced by Taylor at halftime. Taylor returned to the Bills’ starting lineup in Week 12. During Week 13 against the New England Patriots,

Taylor was limited to only 65 passing yards and was carted off the field after aggravating a knee injury initially suffered in the first quarter. He was relieved by Peterman for the remainder of the game as the Bills lost 23–3.

Due to the knee injury, Taylor was inactive for Week 14, but returned as the starter in Week 15. The Bills finished the season with a 9–7 record, clinching their first playoff berth since 1999.

In the Wild Card Round against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Taylor had 134 passing yards and an interception before leaving the 10–3 loss with a concussion.

Cleveland Browns

On March 9, 2018, the Bills agreed to trade Taylor to the Cleveland Browns for a 2018 third-round draft pick. The deal became official five days later, on March 14, at the start of the NFL year.

Despite drafting quarterback Baker Mayfield first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Browns committed to Taylor as their season starter.

In his first start against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Taylor helped the Browns snap a 17-game losing streak dating back to 2016, but the game ended in a 21—21 tie.

Tyrod Taylor completed 15 of 40 pass attempts for 197 yards, a touchdown, and an interception while also rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown.

Taylor was injured in Week 3 during a Thursday Night Football game against the New York Jets, which prompted Mayfield to take over at quarterback en route to the Browns finally winning their first game since 2016.

Tyrod Taylor appeared in only one other game on the 2018 season, completing an 11-yard pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9.

Los Angeles Chargers

On March 13, 2019, Taylor signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, reuniting with former offensive coordinator and one-time interim head coach Anthony Lynn.

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