Lorenzo Taliaferro
Taliaferro in 2014
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| No. 34 Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 23, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Yorktown, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Williamsburg (VA) Bruton | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 138 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 339 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 5 |
| Receptions: | 16 |
| Receiving yards: | 153 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Lorenzo Taliaferro (born December 23, 1991) is an American football fullback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coastal Carolina and was drafted by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Taliaferro attended Lackawanna College on a scholarship until he received a football scholarship to Coastal Carolina. Taliaferro finished 11th in the 2013 Walter Payton Award Voting.
Taliaferro was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the 138th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. On September 21, 2014, Taliaferro had the first touches of his NFL career rushing 18 times for 91 yards and a touchdown in a week 3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Taliaferro had his first multi-rushing touchdown game against the Cincinnati Bengals with 2 Touchdowns. Taliaferro was placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2014, ending his rookie season. He finished his rookie season with 68 carries for 282 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns in 13 games.
Taliaferro returned in 2015 and would begin the season as the third string running back behind veteran Justin Forsett and rookie Javorius Allen. On October 14, 2015, Taliaferro was added to season-ending injury/reserve after a nagging foot injury plaugued him all season. After playing Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he finished his season with 13 carries for 47 yards in 3 games.
On August 30, 2016, Taliaferro was placed on the PUP list to start the 2016 season. He was activated from the PUP list on October 22, 2016. He was placed on injured reserve on December 13, 2016.
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