Benjamin Frazier Taylor (born August 31, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Taylor was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. He now teaches physical education and coaches football at Shenandoah University in Virginia.
College career Taylor was a standout for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team, earning All-American honors in 2000 and 2001. He led the Hokies in tackles his junior and senior seasons with 103 tackles in 2000 and 121 in 2001.
Professional career Taylor played in a total of 49 NFL games and had 218 tackles in four seasons with the Browns and one for the Green Bay Packers.
Cleveland Browns Taylor selected by the Browns in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2002 NFL draft. His best year was in 2005 when he was second on the Browns with 113 tackles.
Green Bay Packers On March 26, 2006, the Packers signed Taylor to a one-year contract.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2002 CLE 7 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 CLE 13 8 81 65 16 0.0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2004 CLE 3 2 8 2 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 CLE 16 16 113 77 36 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2006 GNB 10 0 12 11 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 26 218 157 61 0.0 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
College Coaching After finishing his pro career, Taylor is a wide receivers coach for the Shenandoah University football team.
References
External links NFL.com player page