Phil Taylor (American football)
Taylor with the Cleveland Browns in 2015
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| No. 99 Washington Redskins | |||||||||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 7, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Clinton, Maryland | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Brandywine (MD) Gwynn Park | ||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 109 |
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| Sacks: | 7.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Phillip Eugene Taylor (born April 7, 1988) is an American football nose tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted 21st overall in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Penn State and Baylor.
A native of Clinton, Maryland, Taylor attended Gwynn Park High School, where he was a two-way lineman for head coach Dan Hayes. In his junior year, he was credited with 30 pancake blocks along offensive line. As a senior, he registered 77 tackles with 10 sacks, earning first-team all-state and Washington Post first-team all-metro honors.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Taylor was ranked as the No. 11 defensive tackle in the nation, in a class highlighted by Gerald McCoy and Al Woods. Taylor took official visits to Maryland and Penn State only, despite also holding offers by Florida, Ohio State, and Virginia Tech, among others. In January 2006, Taylor committed to Penn State.
After sitting out the first half of his true freshman year at Penn State, Taylor made his collegiate debut against Michigan and went on to play the season's final seven games for the Nittany Lions. In his sophomore year, he sustained a knee injury during preseason drills but still managed to play 12 games on the season, starting the Nittany Lions' final five games. He was credited with 20 tackles, 12 solo efforts, with 6.5 tackles for loss resulting in loss of 26 yards. He also tallied 3.0 sacks, good for loss of 18 yards, and recovered two fumbles. His finale game for Penn State came at the Alamo Bowl against Texas A&M with five-tackle performance that included one tackle for loss.
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