Kelvin Taylor

Kelvin Taylor
No. -- San Francisco 49ers
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-09-28) September 28, 1993
Place of birth: Belle Glade, Florida
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Belle Glade (FL) Glades Day
College: Florida
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 211
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-American (2011)

Kelvin Taylor (born September 28, 1993) is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.

Early years

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 Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the sixth best running back in his class.[2] He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.[3]

College career

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] After his junior season, Taylor announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.[7]

Personal

Taylor is the son of former NFL and Florida Gators running back, Fred Taylor.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Fred Taylor's son breaks Emmitt Smith's HS record
  2. ↑ Rivals.com
  3. ↑ Fred Taylor's son, Kelvin Taylor, commits to Gators
  4. ↑ Gators notes: Kelvin Taylor growing into more complete back
  5. ↑ Taylor eager to step into father’s footsteps, lead way for Florida
  6. ↑ Florida’s Kelvin Taylor: ‘I have a really big chip on my shoulder’
  7. ↑ UF's Kelvin Taylor, Demarcus Robinson, Alex McCalister to draft
  8. ↑ UF tailback Kelvin Taylor eager to sprint out of the shadow of famous father, Gators legend
  9. ↑ Fred Taylor: Kelvin is better

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