Stepfan Taylor

Stepfan Taylor

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Taylor in 2014
No. 30 Arizona Cardinals
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-06-09) June 9, 1991
Place of birth: Arlington, Texas
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Mansfield (TX)
College: Stanford
NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 140
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2016
Rushing attempts: 118
Rushing yards: 379
Rushing average: 3.2
Rushing touchdowns: 1
Receptions / yards: 20 / 154
Receiving touchdowns: 3
Player stats at NFL.com

Stepfan Lee Taylor (born June 9, 1991) is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Stanford University, and became Stanford's all-time career leader in rushing yards and touchdowns. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

High school

Taylor rushed for a Mansfield High School (Texas) school career record of 4,792 yards and 67 rushing touchdowns during his 3-year varsity career while also lettering in basketball.[1] He graduated from Mansfield High School as part of the class of 2009.

College career

Taylor received an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University, where he played for coach Jim Harbaugh and coach David Shaw's Stanford Cardinal football teams from 2009 to 2012.

2009 season

During his freshman season, Taylor backed up Heisman contender Toby Gerhart. Taylor rushed for 303 yards and 2 touchdowns.

2010 season

As a sophomore, Taylor won the starting running back position. He became the sixth player in Stanford history to rush for over 1,000 yards. He rushed for 1,137 yards and 15 touchdowns, while catching 28 passes for 226 yards and 1 touchdown.[2] Taylor had 7 100-yard games, including 5 consecutive 100-yard games. He tied a school record with 4 rushing touchdowns against Arizona. Taylor ran for 114 yards in Stanford's Orange Bowl victory.

2011 season

In 2011, Taylor recorded his second consecutive 1,000 yard season. He rushed for 1,330 yards and 10 touchdowns, while catching 25 passes for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns. Taylor's 1,330 yards were the second highest rushing total in Stanford history. Taylor's biggest game of the year came when he ran for 177 yards and 2 TDs in the Fiesta Bowl.

2012 season

Taylor led Stanford to the Pac-12 championship and a victory in the Rose Bowl by rushing for 1,530 yards and 13 TDs. Taylor become Stanford's all-time career leader in rushing with 4,300 yards, breaking Darrin Nelson's 31-year-old school record of 4,169 yards. Taylor also set a school record with 45 career touchdowns. He ran for 100 or more yards in 8 of the 12 regular season games. Taylor was second on the team in receptions with 41 catches for 287 yards, with 2 touchdown catches.

In Week 3 of the season, Taylor was named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in # 20 Stanford's upset of the # 2 USC Trojans in which he rushed 27 times for 153 yards and a TD and caught five passes for 60 yards and a score. He ran for a career-high 189 yards against Cal to lead Stanford to a 21-3 victory in the 115th Big Game. On November 17, Taylor ran for 161 yards in Stanford's upset victory over # 1 Oregon in Eugene. The following week, Taylor won the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award again for his performance against UCLA, when he ran for 142 yards and 2 TDs while playing only two and a half quarters. He broke Nelson's career rushing record and tied Gerhart's career TD record in the Pac-12 championship game against UCLA. Taylor was named the Offensive Player of the Game in the Rose Bowl after rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Statistics

Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2009 56 303 5.4 33 2 3 43 14.3 23 0
2010 223 1,137 5.1 62 15 28 266 9.5 59 1
2011 242 1,330 5.5 70 10 25 182 7.3 27 2
2012 322 1,530 4.8 59 13 41 287 7.0 40 2
Total 843 4,300 5.1 70 40 97 778 8.0 59 5

Awards and honors

Records

Stanford career records

Stanford single game records

Professional career

NFL Draft

Taylor was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round, 140th overall, in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Arizona Cardinals

2013 season

Taylor played sparingly, as he was behind Andre Ellington and Rashard Mendenhall. He finished his rookie season with 115 yards on 36 carries (3.2 avg), while catching 8 passes for 71 yards.

2014 season

Taylor had an increased role in the Arizona offense, taking on the no. 2 spot behind Ellington. Due to an unhealthy Ellington, Taylor started four games and racked up four TDs (one rushing, three receiving) in 2014.

2015 season

Taylor played sporadically during 2015, being at the bottom of the depth chart in a running back group that featured not only Andre Ellington, but now pro bowler Chris Johnson and rookie sensation David Johnson. In 2015, he had career lows in rushing attempts (17) and rushing yards (58), while putting up one reception for four yards and 0 TDs.

NFL career statistics

Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2013 36 115 3.2 15 0 8 71 8.9 29 0
2014 63 208 3.3 21 1 11 79 7.2 18 3
2015 17 58 3.4 16 3 1 4 4.0 4 0
Total 116 381 3.3 21 1 20 154 7.7 29 3
Reference:[3]

Personal

Taylor is also known by his nickname or alter ego, "Kulabafi." In the offseason, Stepfan works out at Title Boxing Club.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/taylor_stepfan00.html
  2. ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/482574/stepfan-taylor
  3. ↑ "Stepfan Taylor Career Stats". Retrieved March 23, 2016.

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