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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1990-09-29)September 29, 1990 (age 34) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Helix (La Mesa, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Boise State (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013: 2nd round, 54th pick | ||||||||||||
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Jamar Andrew Taylor (born September 29, 1990) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theBoise State Broncos and was selected by theMiami Dolphins in the second round of the2013 NFL draft.
Taylor was born inSan Diego, California. He attendedHelix High School inLa Mesa, California, and playedhigh school football for the Helix Highlanders.
Taylor attendedBoise State University, where he played for theBoise State Broncos football team from 2008 to 2012. During his college career, he had 132 tackles, seveninterceptions and foursacks. As a senior in 2012, he was a first-team All-Mountain West Conference (MWC) selection.[1]
Taylor was also a track and field athlete for Boise State, and recorded a personal best in the100 meters of 10.72 seconds in 2012.
He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 21, 2013, he participated atBoise State's pro day and opted to perform only positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Taylor was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the fourth best cornerback prospect in the draft bySports Illustrated, the fifth best cornerback by DraftScout.com, and the sixth best cornerback by NFL analystMike Mayock.[2][3]
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| NFL Draft Profile: Jamar Taylor |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.39 s | 1.53 s | 2.57 s | 4.06 s | 6.82 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
TheMiami Dolphins selected Taylor in the second round (53rd overall) of the2013 NFL draft.[5] The pick used to draft him was acquired in a trade that sentVontae Davis to theIndianapolis Colts.[6] He was one of three defensive backs selected by the Dolphins in the 2013 NFL Draft, along with Will Davis (third round) andDon Jones (seventh round).
On June 13, 2013, theMiami Dolphins signed him to a four-year, $3.62 million contract with $2 million guaranteed.[7][8]
Taylor competed withWill Davis,Richard Marshall, andNolan Carroll for the second cornerback job on the Dolphins' depth chart throughout training camp.[9] Head coachJoe Philbin named him the Dolphins' sixth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behindBrent Grimes, Nolan Carroll, Will Davis,R. J. Stanford, andDimitri Patterson.[10]
On September 30, 2013, he made his professional regular season debut during a 17-38 loss to theNew Orleans Saints and made one tackle. He played in nine games his rookie year finishing with three total tackles.[11]
Taylor returned in 2014 and competed with Will Davis,Walt Aikens,Jalil Brown,Kevin Fogg, andSteven Clarke for the third cornerback position.[12] He was named the Dolphins' third cornerback on their depth chart to begin the2014 season behind Brent Grimes andCortland Finnegan.[13]
On November 13, 2014, Taylor earned his first career start after Cortland Finnegan was unable to play after sustaining an ankle injury the game prior.[14] He finished the 22-9 win against theBuffalo Bills with a season-high seven solo tackles. The next game, he earned six solo tackles in a 36-39 loss to theDenver Broncos and suffered a dislocated shoulder during the game that sidelined him for the next three games.[15] On December 23, 2014, he was placed oninjured reserve.[16] He finished the season with 31 combined tackles (30 solo) in 12 games and three starts.[17]
Taylor attended training camp in2015 and competed with Will Davis,Brice McCain,Bobby McCain, andZack Bowman for the second cornerback job left vacant by the retirement of Cortland Finnegan.[18] He started the regular season behind Brent Grimes, Brice McCain, and Zack Bowman on the Dolphins' depth chart.
In theMiami Dolphins' season-opening 17-10 victory over theWashington Redskins and recorded a season-high nine combined tackles and made his first career pass deflection. On October 25, he earned his first start of the season after Brice McCain was sidelined with a knee injury he suffered the previous week.[19] Taylor finished the 44-26 victory over theHouston Texans with seven combined tackles and a pass deflection. He started Weeks 7-12 and was a healthy scratch for four of the last five games of the season after struggling. Interim head coachDan Campbell replaced Taylor on the active roster withTony Lippett.[20] He played in 12 games with six starts finishing the year with 48 tackles (35 solo), four pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.[11]
On April 30, 2016, Taylor was traded to theCleveland Browns along with a seventh round pick (250th overall) in the2016 NFL draft for the Browns' seventh round pick (223rd overall) in the same draft. The Dolphins used the selection to draft quarterbackBrandon Doughty.[21]
Taylor entered theCleveland Browns' training camp competing withTramon Williams,K'Waun Williams,Pierre Desir,Briean Boddy-Calhoun, andJustin Gilbert for the second starting cornerback job.[22] Head coachHue Jackson named Taylor one of the Browns' starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season, alongsideJoe Haden.[23]
He started the Browns' 10-29 season-opening loss to thePhiladelphia Eagles, finishing with five solo tackles. On September 25, 2016, Taylor recorded a solo tackle, defended a pass, and made the first interception of his career, interceptingMiami Dolphins' quarterbackRyan Tannehill in a 24-30overtime loss.[24] The following game, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted a pass fromKirk Cousins in a 20-31 loss to theWashington Redskins.[25] In Week 16, he made five combined tackles, deflected three passes, and interceptedPhilip Rivers as the Browns earned their first win of the season during a 20-17 victory over theSan Diego Chargers.[26] Through his first 11 games and 10 starts as a Brown, Taylor has set career highs with three interceptions and eight passes defended. He finished his first season in Cleveland with 57 combined tackles (46 solo), career-high 13 pass deflections, and a career-high three interceptions in 14 starts and 15 games.[11]
On December 10, 2016, the Cleveland Browns signed Taylor to a three-year, $16.5 million contract extension with $5.5 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3 million.[27]
The Cleveland Browns named Taylor their starting cornerback to begin the regular season, alongsideJason McCourty.[28]
During a Week 2 loss to theBaltimore Ravens, he recorded a career-high nine combined tackles.[29] On December 24, 2017, Taylor recorded a half-sack against theChicago Bears, the first sack of his career.[30] He finished the season playing in all 16 games, starting 15, recording a career-high 62 tackles along with 10 pass deflections.[11]
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| Cardinals trade Browns for Jamar Taylor |
On May 18, 2018, Taylor was traded to theArizona Cardinals for a sixth round draft pick in the2020 NFL draft.[31] TheCleveland Browns placed Taylor on the trade block after signing free agent cornerbacksT. J. Carrie andE. J. Gaines and draftingDenzel Ward on the first round of the2018 NFL draft. He became the sixth Browns player traded by new Browns' general managerJohn Dorsey.[32] He played in 10 games, starting three, before being released on November 19, 2018.[33]
On December 4, 2018, Taylor signed with theDenver Broncos.[34]
On May 9, 2019, Taylor signed with theSeattle Seahawks.[35] He was released on August 31, 2019.[36] He was re-signed on September 10, 2019.[37] On November 20, 2019, Taylor was waived by the Seahawks.[38]
On December 10, 2019, Taylor was signed by theAtlanta Falcons.[39]
Taylor signed with theSan Francisco 49ers on July 6, 2020.[40] He was released on September 3, 2020.[41] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 2, 2020.[42] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against thePhiladelphia Eagles.[43] He recorded his first career full sack onCarson Wentz in the game,[44] and reverted to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 10.[45]In Week 7 against theNew England Patriots, Taylor intercepted two passes, one thrown by first stringCam Newton and one thrown by second stringJarrett Stidham, during the 33–6 win. This was the first time Taylor intercepted a pass since 2016.[46] In a week 11 game against theLos Angeles Rams, Taylor suffered a torn ACL that would cause him to miss the remainder of the season. He was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2020.[47]
On October 18, 2022, theSan Francisco 49ers hosted Taylor for a workout.[48]
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2013 | MIA | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | MIA | 12 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | MIA | 12 | 6 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| 2016 | CLE | 15 | 14 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CLE | 16 | 15 | 62 | 48 | 14 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | ARI | 10 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | SEA | 9 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | SFO | 8 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | 44 | 264 | 216 | 48 | 1.5 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
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