Carl N. Taseff
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: September 28, 1928 in Parma, OH
College: John Carroll
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 22nd round (267th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 49 (1521st overall since 1950)
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| All-Time Rank: #1458. Clarence Peaks… #1459. Joe Taylor… #1460. Mo Moorman… #1461. CARL TASEFF… #1462. Jim Purnell… #1463. Dick Hoak… #1464. Terry Owens… |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1951 | 23 | CLE | 98 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 18.7 | 129 | 2 | |
| 1953 | 25 | BAL | LS | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 35 | 21.8 | 159 | 5 |
| 1954 | 26 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 167 | 0 | 35 | 23.9 | 606 | 6 |
| 1955 | 27 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 162 | 0 | 38 | 23.1 | 211 | 6 |
| 1956 | 28 | BAL | RDH/PR/ldh | 23 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 233 | 1 | 90 | 8.6 | 9 | 206 | 0 | 34 | 22.9 | 441 | 5 |
| 1957 | 29 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 8.6 | 60 | 6 | |||||
| 1958 | 30 | BAL | PR/LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 196 | 0 | 33 | 6.8 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 50.0 | 246 | 15 |
| 1959 | 31 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 104 | 0 | 25 | 6.9 | 104 | 6 | |||||
| 1960 | 32 | BAL | 23 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 4.2 | 14 | 291 | 0 | 30 | 20.8 | 332 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 33 | 2TM | 12 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 7.8 | 39 | 1 | |||||||
| BAL | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 7.8 | 39 | 1 | ||||||||
| PHI | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | 34 | BUF | LS | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | 18 | 8 | |||||
| Career | 116 | 0 | 117 | 850 | 2 | 90 | 7.3 | 45 | 1019 | 0 | 50 | 22.6 | 2345 | 61 | ||||
| 9 yrs | BAL | 91 | 0 | 112 | 826 | 2 | 90 | 7.4 | 42 | 963 | 0 | 50 | 22.9 | 2198 | 51 | |||
| 1 yr | BUF | 11 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 18.7 | 129 | 2 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1951 | 23 | CLE | 98 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 25 | BAL | LS | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1954 | 26 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1955 | 27 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | 28 | BAL | RDH/PR/ldh | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | 29 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | 30 | BAL | PR/LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 | 31 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 | 33 | 2TM | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| BAL | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1962 | 34 | BUF | LS | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 116 | 0 | 21 | 219 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 yrs | BAL | 91 | 0 | 19 | 198 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 yr | BUF | 11 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1951 | 23 | CLE | 98 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 15 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 67 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1953 | 25 | BAL | LS | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1954 | 26 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 228 | 0 | 32 | 5.6 | 19.0 | 3.4 | 16 | 159 | 9.9 | 1 | 30 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 387 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 27 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 28 | BAL | RDH/PR/ldh | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1960 | 32 | BAL | 23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 116 | 0 | 60 | 283 | 3 | 32 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 19 | 193 | 10.2 | 1 | 30 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 476 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 9 yrs | BAL | 91 | 0 | 47 | 234 | 1 | 32 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 18 | 175 | 9.7 | 1 | 30 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 409 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 1 yr | CLE | 9 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 15 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 67 | 2 | 3 | |||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1951 | 23 | CLE | 98 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | 25 | BAL | LS | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1954 | 26 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 28 | BAL | RDH/PR/ldh | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1959 | 31 | BAL | LDH | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 116 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 9 yrs | BAL | 91 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |