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Jason Taylor

Jason Paul Taylor (twitter: @JasonTaylor)

Position: DE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 255 lbs.

Born: September 1, 1974 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Akron   (school history)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 117 (54th overall since 1950)

Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Zach Thomas
6-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 22, 2013 8:25PM
All-Time Rank: #147. Marcus Allen… #148. Charley Taylor… #149. Y.A. Tittle… #150. JASON TAYLOR… #151. Curley Culp… #152. Jim Kelly… #153. Champ Bailey… 

Defense & Fumbles

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 AV
1997 23 MIA RDE 99 13 11 5.0 2 0 2 0 0 30 12 6
1998 24 MIA RDE 99 16 15 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 34 18 9
1999 25 MIA RDE 99 15 15 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 24 16 8
2000*+ 26 MIA RDE 99 16 16 14.5 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 29 1 37 26 20
2001 27 MIA RDE 99 16 16 8.5 1 4 0 4 8 4 0 4 7 1 49 20 15
2002*+ 28 MIA RDE 99 16 16 18.5 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 2 5 0 46 23 15
2003 29 MIA RDE 99 16 16 13.0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 34 1 38 20 1 10
2004* 30 MIA RDE 99 16 16 9.5 1 -3 0 -3 11 2 0 3 1 0 41 27 14
2005* 31 MIA RDE 99 16 16 12.0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 2 85 1 52 21 1 12
2006*+ 32 MIA RDE 99 16 16 13.5 2 71 2 51 11 9 0 2 33 0 41 21 18
2007* 33 MIA RDE 99 16 16 11.0 1 36 1 36 4 3 0 3 0 0 46 9 9
2008 34 WAS lde 55 13 8 3.5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 6
2009 35 MIA LOLB 99 16 15 7.0 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 48 1 33 9 7
2010 36 NYJ rolb 99 16 5 5.0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 25 11 1 5
2011 37 MIA lb/slb 99 16 2 7.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 6 3
Career 233 199 139.5 8 110 3 51 77 46 0 29 246 6 530 247 3 157
13 yrs MIA 204 186 131.0 8 110 3 51 62 43 0 27 246 6 484 228 2 146
1 yr NYJ 16 5 5.0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 25 11 1 5
1 yr WAS 13 8 3.5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 21 8 6

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1999 25 MIA RDE 99 15 15 1 1 6
2000*+ 26 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 1 6
2001 27 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 1 6
2003 29 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 1 1 8
2005* 31 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 1 1 8
2006*+ 32 MIA RDE 99 16 16 2 2 12
2007* 33 MIA RDE 99 16 16 1 1 6
2009 35 MIA LOLB 99 16 15 1 1 6
2010 36 NYJ rolb 99 16 5 1 2
Career 233 199 6 3 9 3 60
13 yrs MIA 204 186 6 3 9 2 58
1 yr NYJ 16 5 1 2

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4 Bryant Young, Ray Krouse, Kevin Williams, Keith Millard, Bob Lilly*, Pat Holmes, Charlie Johnson, Jerome Brown, Jared Allen, Dwight White
5 Kevin Williams, Richard Dent*, Bryant Young, Bob Lilly*, Jared Allen, Roger Brown, Warren Sapp*, Chris Doleman*, Jerome Brown, Keith Millard
6 Kevin Williams, Bob Lilly*, Bill Stanfill, Richard Dent*, Jared Allen, Julius Peppers, Warren Sapp*, Dan Hampton*, Carl Eller*, Roger Brown
7 Bill Stanfill, Dan Hampton*, Buck Buchanan*, Roger Brown, Deacon Jones*, Richard Dent*, Bob Lilly*, Kevin Williams, Michael Dean Perry, Julius Peppers
8 Dan Hampton*, Richard Dent*, Bill Stanfill, Roger Brown, Buck Buchanan*, Leo Nomellini*, Richard Seymour, Deacon Jones*, Neil Smith, Julius Peppers
9 Dan Hampton*, Ray Childress, Chris Doleman*, Ernie Stautner*, Leo Nomellini*, Deacon Jones*, Buck Buchanan*, Willie Davis*, Richard Dent*, Bob Baumhower
10 Dan Hampton*, Deacon Jones*, Bob Lilly*, Willie Davis*, Michael Strahan, Jack Youngblood*, Andy Robustelli*, Warren Sapp*, Bruce Smith*, Leo Nomellini*
11 Gino Marchetti*, Willie Davis*, Dan Hampton*, Deacon Jones*, Michael Strahan, Doug Atkins*, Jack Youngblood*, Leo Nomellini*, Andy Robustelli*, Bob Lilly*
12 Deacon Jones*, Willie Davis*, Gino Marchetti*, Dan Hampton*, Michael Strahan, Doug Atkins*, Jack Youngblood*, John Randle*, Warren Sapp*, Chris Doleman*
13 Deacon Jones*, Jack Youngblood*, Willie Davis*, Doug Atkins*, Michael Strahan, Dan Hampton*, Gino Marchetti*, Leo Nomellini*, John Randle*, Warren Sapp*
Career Willie Davis*, Dan Hampton*, Deacon Jones*, Alex Karras, Jack Youngblood*, Henry Jordan*, Michael Strahan, John Randle*, Gino Marchetti*, Warren Sapp*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

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

First-Team All-Pro
2000
2002
2006

Approximate Value
2000 NFL 20 (7/77)
2006 NFL 18 (5)
Career 157 (51)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 117 (54)

Non-Offensive TDs
2006 NFL 2 (3)
Career 9 (20)

Games
Career 233 (79)

Games Started
Career 199 (77)

Fumbles Recovered
2000 NFL 4 (7)
Career 29 (25)

Fumble Return Yds
2005 NFL 85 (2/58)
Career 246 (2)

Fumble Return TD
1999 NFL 1 (2)
2000 NFL 1 (1)
2001 NFL 1 (1)
2003 NFL 1 (1)
2005 NFL 1 (3)
2009 NFL 1 (1)
Career 6 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD
2006 NFL 2 (1/28)
2007 NFL 1 (7)
Career 3 (117)

Sacks
2000 NFL 14.5 (5/85)
2002 NFL 18.5 (1/16)
2003 NFL 13.0 (4)
2005 NFL 12.0 (5)
2006 NFL 13.5 (4)
Career 139.5 (6)

Safeties
2003 NFL 1 (1)
2005 NFL 1 (1)
2010 NFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (4)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
20001st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
20001st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20001st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
20001st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
20012nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20021st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
20021st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20021st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
20021st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
20041st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
20061st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20061st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
20061st TeamAll-NFLSporting News