Collin Taylor

Collin Taylor
No. 17 Beijing Lions
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Carmel (IN)
College: Indiana
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions: 314
Yards: 3,528
Touchdowns: 73
Tackles: 44.5
Interceptions: 4
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Collin William Taylor (born February 28, 1987) is an arena football player for the Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League (CAFL).

Taylor attended Carmel High School, in Carmel, Indiana. He played two years as a wide receiver. As a senior in 2004, he led the Greyhounds with 45 catches for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping them to an 8-4 season. After his senior season, he moved on to Indiana University where he redshirted in 2005, played wide receiver from 2006 through 2008 and finished his career as a free safety in 2009.

Early life

Born the son of John and Catherine Taylor, Collin attended Carmel High School, in Carmel, Indiana. He played two years as a wide receiver. As a senior in 2004, he led the Greyhounds with 45 catches for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping them to an 8-4 season.[1]

College career

Taylor walked-on to the Indiana Hoosiers football team in fall of 2005 and redshirted that same season. During the 2006 season, Taylor did not appear in a single game for the Hoosiers. In 2007, Taylor made his college debut against Indiana State. Taylor played in three games during the season, appearing only on special teams. During the 2008 season, Taylor appeared in all 12 games for the Hoosiers games, making his first career receptions against Iowa on October 11. 11 weeks into the season, the Hoosiers were faced with a rash of injuries, so Taylor moved from wide receiver to free safety for the Hoosiers.[2]

Statistics

Sources:[3][4][5][6]

    Receiving   Defensive
Season Team GP Rec Yds Avg TD Solo Tkl Asst Tkl Total Tkl Sacks INT FF FR
2006 Indiana 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Indiana 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Indiana 12 1 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Indiana 12 0 0 0.0 0 18 4 22 0 2 1 1
Totals 27 1 3 3.0 0 18 4 22 0 2 1 1

Professional career

Pre-draft

Prior to the 2010 NFL Draft, Taylor was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 62nd-best free safety in the draft.[7] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his pro-day workouts at Indiana University:

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 0 in 198 lb 4.65 s 1.65 s 2.70 s 4.29 s 7.08 s 36.5 in 10 ft 3 in 17 reps
All values from 2010 Indiana Pro Day[7]

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

After going undrafted in 2010, Taylor was assigned to the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the Arena Football League. The only game in which Taylor played for the Yard Dawgz came on May 28, when he had an interceptions for touchdown against the Alabama Vipers.[8] He was released before the season's end.

Tulsa Talons

Shortly after his release, Taylor joined the Tulsa Talons. The Talons were short on players due to injury, so they offered Taylor a chance to return to his natural position of wide receiver, and he scored a touchdown on just his second career professional reception.[9]

Reading Express

Taylor joined the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League in 2011. He was 3rd on the team with 651 yards receiving and had 15 touchdowns, as the Express went 8-6 and lost in the IFL United Conference Semi-Finals.[10]

Iowa Barnstormers

Taylor joined the Iowa Barnstormers in 2012.[11] Taylor has re-signed with the Barnstormers for the 2013 season.[12]

Cleveland Gladiators

Taylor was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on October 1, 2013.

Career AFL receiving statistics

Year Team Gm Rec Yards Y/R TDs
2010 Tulsa Talons 1 2 13 6.5 1
2012 Iowa Barnstormers 18 63 670 10.6 7
2013 Iowa Barnstormers 5 25 272 10.9 2
2014 Cleveland Gladiators 18 80 976 12.2 20
2015 Cleveland Gladiators 18 144 1,597 11.1 43
Total 60 314 3,528 11.2 73

(through 2015 Season)

Career AFL defensive statistics

Year Team Gm Tack Ast Sacks FF FR INT Yds TD
2010 OKC Yard Dawgz 1 2 5 0.0 0 0 2 20 1
2010 Tulsa Talons 1 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Iowa Barnstormers 18 4 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
2013 Iowa Barnstormers 5 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Cleveland Gladiators 18 11 10 0.0 0 0 1 35 0
2015 Cleveland Gladiators 18 13 5 0.0 0 1 1 12 1
Total 61 33 23 0.0 0 2 4 67 2

(through 2015 season)

References

  1. ↑ "Collin Taylor Profile". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Adam Rittenberg (November 12, 2008). "Big Ten internal affairs: Week 11". www.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2006 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2007 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ "2008 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2009 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Collin Taylor, DS #62 FS, Indiana". www.NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Alabama 39 at Oklahoma City 65". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ Dallas Strimple (August 2, 2010). "Who is Collin Taylor?". www.afltalons.blogspot.com. Blog Spot. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ "2011 IFL Stats". www.ifl.fbstats.pointstreak.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Barnstormers Reach Agreement with WR Collin Taylor". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Two More Barnstormers Returning for 2013". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.

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