Stepfan Taylor in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Stanford, 2009–⁠12

Stepfan Taylor

Number
No. 33
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Mansfield, TX
Born
Jun 9, 1991, in Arlington, Texas

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Stepfan Taylor played running back at Stanford (2009–⁠12). The Arizona Cardinals took Taylor in round 5, No. 140 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,530
Rushing yards, 2012 (Stanford, 12–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 140
Round 5, 2013 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

189rushing yards, career highat California, 20124rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona, 20108catches, career highat Oregon, 2010

Honors

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Stanford563035.4233
2010Stanford2231,1375.11562
2011Stanford2421,3305.51070
2012Stanford3221,5304.81359
Career8434,3005.14070

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Stanford34314.3023
2010Stanford282669.5159
2011Stanford251827.3227
2012Stanford412877.0240
Career977788.0559

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Stanford33RB
2010Stanford33RB
2011Stanford33RB
2012Stanford33RB5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2012 Stanford 14 games, 1,530 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.San José StateW 20–⁠172611613823
Sep 8vs.DukeW 50–⁠131469113326
Sep 15vs.USCW 21–⁠1427153159560
Sep 27atWashingtonL 13–⁠1721750740
Oct 6vs.ArizonaW 54–⁠48311422211−7
Oct 13atNotre DameL 13–⁠2028102013422
Oct 20atCaliforniaW 21–⁠328189139211
Oct 27vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠1721580111−2
Nov 3atColoradoW 48–⁠01043226424
Nov 10vs.Oregon StateW 27–⁠2319114119247
Nov 17atOregonW 17–⁠143316101814
Nov 24atUCLAW 35–⁠1720142249327
Nov 30vs.UCLAW 27–⁠242478113655
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 20–⁠142088110317
2011 Stanford 13 games, 1,330 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.San José StateW 57–⁠31861223217
Sep 10atDukeW 44–⁠14147501518
Sep 17atArizonaW 37–⁠1022153049––
Oct 1vs.UCLAW 45–⁠191711223614
Oct 8vs.ColoradoW 48–⁠71358118424
Oct 15atWashington StateW 44–⁠1417100031322
Oct 22vs.WashingtonW 65–⁠2110138170214
Oct 29atUSCW 56–⁠482399212317
Nov 5atOregon StateW 38–⁠131395024226
Nov 12vs.OregonL 30–⁠53239901236
Nov 19vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠281745013123
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 28–⁠1420118031––
Jan 2 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 38–⁠4135177238321
2010 Stanford 13 games, 1,137 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Sacramento StateW 52–⁠17316015159
Sep 11atUCLAW 35–⁠02081011117
Sep 18vs.Wake ForestW 68–⁠2486011729
Sep 25atNotre DameW 37–⁠142810809231
Oct 2atOregonL 31–⁠5217113144868
Oct 9vs.USCW 37–⁠3523104131318
Oct 23vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠2827142218111
Oct 30atWashingtonW 41–⁠02010422413
Nov 6vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠171982416112
Nov 13atArizona StateW 17–⁠131639014417
Nov 20atCaliforniaW 48–⁠141559316214
Nov 27vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠014115162––
Jan 3 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 40–⁠121311405627
2009 Stanford 12 games, 303 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atWashington StateW 39–⁠1332008––
Sep 19vs.San José StateW 42–⁠17428013––
Sep 26vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠14622111––
Oct 3vs.UCLAW 24–⁠1663109––
Oct 10atOregon StateL 28–⁠38320017––
Oct 17atArizonaL 38–⁠432302123
Oct 24vs.Arizona StateW 33–⁠14663133––
Nov 7vs.OregonW 51–⁠4251408116
Nov 14atUSCW 55–⁠21862025––
Nov 21vs.CaliforniaL 28–⁠34––––14
Nov 28vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠381235013––
Dec 31 ✦vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠311505––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2013Combine or pro day 2013
Height5′9⅛″
Weight214 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size8⅝″
40-yard dash4.76 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.13 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 36 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2013Arizona Cardinals12361150871
2014Arizona Cardinals126320811179
2015Arizona Cardinals91758014
2016Arizona Cardinals3412000
NFL career36120393120154

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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