You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Players > T > Jason Taylor

Jason Taylor

Jason Paul Taylor

Position: DE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: September 1, 1974 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Akron

6-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 1997 Draft

99 55

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1997 23 MIA RDE 99 13 11 5.0 2 0 2 0 0 30 12
1998 24 MIA RDE 99 16 15 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 34 18
1999 25 MIA RDE 99 15 15 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 24 16
2000*+ 26 MIA RDE 99 16 16 14.5 1 2 0 2 2 0 4 29 1 37 26
2001 27 MIA RDE 99 16 16 8.5 1 4 0 4 8 4 0 4 7 1 49 20
2002*+ 28 MIA RDE 99 16 16 18.5 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 2 5 0 46 23
2003 29 MIA RDE 99 16 16 13.0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 34 1 38 20 1
2004* 30 MIA RDE 99 16 16 9.5 1 -3 0 -3 11 2 0 3 1 0 41 27
2005* 31 MIA RDE 99 16 16 12.0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 2 85 1 52 21 1
2006*+ 32 MIA RDE 99 16 16 13.5 2 71 2 51 11 9 0 2 33 0 41 21
2007* 33 MIA RDE 99 16 16 11.0 1 36 1 36 4 3 0 3 0 0 46 9
2008 34 WAS lde 55 13 8 3.5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 21 8
Career 185 177 120.5 7 110 3 51 64 40 0 26 198 5 459 221 2
11 yrs MIA 172 169 117.0 7 110 3 51 55 39 0 26 198 5 438 213 2
1 yr WAS 13 8 3.5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 21 8

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1999 25 MIA RDE 99 15 15 1 6
2000*+ 26 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 6
2001 27 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 6
2003 29 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 1 8
2005* 31 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 1 8
2006*+ 32 MIA RDE 99 16 16 2 12
2007* 33 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 6
Career 185 177 5 3 2 52

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

2006 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year
2007 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls

2000
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007

1st-team All-Pro

2000
2002
2006

Non-Offensive TDs

2006 NFL 2 (3)
Active 8 (6)
Career 8 (25)

Games Started

Active 177 (19)
Career 177 (142)

Fumbles Recovered

2000 NFL 4 (7)
Active 26 (6)
Career 26 (32)

Fumble Return Yds

2005 NFL 85 (2-- 55)
Active 198 (2)
Career 198 (4)

Fumble Return TD

1999 NFL 1 (2)
2000 NFL 1 (1)
2001 NFL 1 (1)
2003 NFL 1 (1)
2005 NFL 1 (3)
Active 5 (1)
Career 5 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD

2006 NFL 2 (1-- 24)
2007 NFL 1 (7)
Active 3 (23)
Career 3 (107)

Sacks

2000 NFL 14.5 (5-- 75)
2002 NFL 18.5 (1-- 12)
2003 NFL 13.0 (4)
2005 NFL 12.0 (5)
2006 NFL 13.5 (4)
Active 120.5 (1)
Career 120.5 (14)

Safeties

2003 NFL 1 (1-- 18)
2005 NFL 1 (1-- 18)
Active 2 (1)
Career 2 (20)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
2000 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2000 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2000 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2001 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2002 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2002 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2002 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
2002 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
2004 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2006 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL