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Otis Taylor

Otis Taylor Jr.

Position: WR-FL
Height: 6-3    Weight: 215 lbs.

Born: August 11, 1942 in Houston, TX
College: Prairie View
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 4th round (29th overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 15th round (203rd overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 80 (362nd overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM
All-Time Rank: #321. Bubba Smith… #322. Kevin Williams… #323. London Fletcher… #324. OTIS TAYLOR… #325. Emmitt Thomas… #326. Ted Washington… #327. Hardy Nickerson… 

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1965 23 KAN 89 14 0 26 446 17.2 5 48 1.9 31.9 2 17 0 15 8.5 1.2 0.1 463 5 1 5
1966*+ 24 KAN FL 89 14 0 58 1297 22.4 8 89 4.1 92.6 2 33 0 19 16.5 2.4 0.1 1330 8 0 20
1967 25 KAN FL 89 14 0 59 958 16.2 11 71 4.2 68.4 5 29 1 24 5.8 2.1 0.4 987 12 1 14
1968 26 KAN FL 89 11 0 20 420 21.0 4 67 1.8 38.2 5 41 1 30 8.2 3.7 0.5 461 5 0 6
1969 27 KAN FL 89 11 0 41 696 17.0 7 79 3.7 63.3 2 -2 0 10 -1.0 -0.2 0.2 694 7 1 8
1970 28 KAN WR 89 13 0 34 618 18.2 3 59 2.6 47.5 3 13 0 7 4.3 1.0 0.2 631 3 1 8
1971*+ 29 KAN WR 89 14 0 57 1110 19.5 7 82 4.1 79.3 1 25 1 25 25.0 1.8 0.1 1135 8 0 14
1972* 30 KAN WR 89 14 0 57 821 14.4 6 44 4.1 58.6 5 13 0 11 2.6 0.9 0.4 834 6 2 10
1973 31 KAN WR 89 14 0 34 565 16.6 4 46 2.4 40.4 4 -14 0 5 -3.5 -1.0 0.3 551 4 2 6
1974 32 KAN WR 89 10 0 24 375 15.6 2 64 2.4 37.5 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.6 0.1 381 2 0 4
1975 33 KAN 89 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 130 0 410 7306 17.8 57 89 3.2 56.2 30 161 3 30 5.4 1.2 0.2 7467 60 8 95

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
1965 23 KAN 89 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
1967 25 KAN FL 89 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
1969 27 KAN FL 89 11 0 0 1 1 8 0
1970 28 KAN WR 89 13 0 0 1 0 0 0
1971*+ 29 KAN WR 89 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
1972* 30 KAN WR 89 14 0 0 2 0 0 0
1973 31 KAN WR 89 14 0 0 2 1 0 0
1974 32 KAN WR 89 10 0 0 0 2 0 0
Career 130 0 0 8 6 8 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1966*+ 24 KAN FL 89 14 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 1330
Career 130 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 7467

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1966*+ 24 KAN FL 89 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 130 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1965 23 KAN 89 14 0 5 5 30
1966*+ 24 KAN FL 89 14 0 8 8 48
1967 25 KAN FL 89 14 0 1 11 12 72
1968 26 KAN FL 89 11 0 1 4 5 30
1969 27 KAN FL 89 11 0 7 7 42
1970 28 KAN WR 89 13 0 3 3 18
1971*+ 29 KAN WR 89 14 0 1 7 8 48
1972* 30 KAN WR 89 14 0 6 6 36
1973 31 KAN WR 89 14 0 4 4 24
1974 32 KAN WR 89 10 0 2 2 12
Career 130 0 3 57 60 360

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Gene Washington, Paul Warfield*, Chad Ochocinco, DeSean Jackson, Sidney Rice, David Boston, Terry Glenn, Sonny Randle, John Taylor, Antonio Freeman
4 Vincent Jackson, Paul Warfield*, Fred Barnett, Jim Mutscheller, John Taylor, Hines Ward, Mel Gray, Gary Collins, Braylon Edwards, Santana Moss
5 Jeff Graham, Harold Carmichael, Cris Carter, Braylon Edwards, Mark Carrier, Fred Biletnikoff*, Danny Abramowicz, Roy Green, Wesley Walker, Jim Mutscheller
6 Jeff Graham, Fred Barnett, Jim Mutscheller, Terry Glenn, Gary Collins, James Scott, Harold Carmichael, Henry Ellard, Danny Abramowicz, Tim Brown
7 Wesley Walker, Mark Duper, Fred Biletnikoff*, Henry Ellard, George Sauer, Santana Moss, Gary Collins, John Taylor, Harlon Hill, Roy Green
8 Mark Duper, Antonio Freeman, Eric Moulds, Mel Gray, John Taylor, Eddie Brown, Santana Moss, Harold Jackson, Fred Biletnikoff*, Gordie Soltau
9 Mark Duper, Mel Gray, Antonio Freeman, Muhsin Muhammad, Fred Biletnikoff*, Wesley Walker, Santana Moss, John Taylor, Ken Burrough, Harold Carmichael
10 Wesley Walker, Muhsin Muhammad, Mel Gray, Roy Green, Ken Burrough, Ed McCaffrey, Harold Carmichael, Mark Duper, Nat Moore, Antonio Freeman
11 Roy Green, Wesley Walker, Mel Gray, Ken Burrough, Ed McCaffrey, Antonio Freeman, John Taylor, Muhsin Muhammad, Lynn Swann*, Brett Perriman
Career Ed McCaffrey, Mel Gray, Ken Burrough, Antonio Freeman, Roy Green, John Taylor, Lynn Swann*, Brett Perriman, Wesley Walker, Santana Moss

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls
1966
1971
1972

First-Team All-Pro
1966
1971

Approximate Value
1966 AFL 20 (1/74)

Receptions
1966 AFL 58 (3)
1967 AFL 59 (4)
1971 NFL 57 (3)
1972 NFL 57 (3)
Career 410 (183)

Receiving Yds
1966 AFL 1297 (2)
1967 AFL 958 (4)
1971 NFL 1110 (1)
1972 NFL 821 (5)
Career 7306 (101)

Receiving TD
1965 AFL 5 (10)
1966 AFL 8 (4)
1967 AFL 11 (1)
1969 AFL 7 (6)
1971 NFL 7 (5)
Career 57 (76)

Long Reception
1966 AFL 89 (1)
1967 AFL 71 (7)
1969 AFL 79 (4)
1971 NFL 82 (6)

Yds/Reception
1966 AFL 22.4 (1/60)
1967 AFL 16.2 (10)
1969 AFL 17.0 (8)
1971 NFL 19.5 (7)
Career 17.8 (50)

Receiving Yds/Game
1966 AFL 92.6 (2/70)
1967 AFL 68.4 (4)
1969 AFL 63.3 (5)
1971 NFL 79.3 (1)
1972 NFL 58.6 (5)
Career 56.2 (75)

Touchdowns
1967 AFL 12 (2)
1969 AFL 7 (8)
Career 60 (139)

Points Scored
1967 AFL 72 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1966 AFL 8 (10)
1967 AFL 12 (2)
1969 AFL 7 (8)
Career 60 (136)

Yds From Scrimmage
1966 AFL 1330 (4)
1967 AFL 987 (9)
1971 NFL 1135 (6)
Career 7467 (198)

All-Purpose Yds
1966 AFL 1330 (6)

Yds/Touch
Career 16.9 (29)

 

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19662nd TeamAll-AFLAFL
19661st TeamAll-AFLAssociated Press
19661st TeamAll-AFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19662nd TeamAll-AFLNY Daily News
19661st TeamAll-AFLUPI
19672nd TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19711st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19711st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19711st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19711st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19711st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19721st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19721st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 28 13 WR 81 22 25 54
1971 29 14 WR 162 104 2 3
1972 30 14 WR 119 60 5 19
1973 31 14 WR 79 18 17 45
1974 32 10 WR 50 41
491 204