Stepfan Taylor
Taylor in 2014
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| No. 30 Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing attempts: | 120 |
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| Rushing yards: | 393 |
| Rushing average: | 3.3 |
| 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.
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. He graduated from Mansfield High School as part of the class of 2009.
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.
During his freshman season, Taylor backed up Heisman contender Toby Gerhart. Taylor rushed for 303 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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