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Quarterback, Virginia Tech, 2007–10
Tyrod Taylor
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Hampton, VA
- Born
- Aug 3, 1989
Tyrod Taylor played quarterback at Virginia Tech (2007–10). The Baltimore Ravens took Taylor in round 6, No. 180 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
327passing yards, career highat Duke, 20093touchdown passes, career highfive times; last vs. Florida State, 2010137rushing yards, career highvs. Virginia, 20082rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Central Michigan, 2010Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2007, 2008 and 2010
Regional honors: Dudley Award 2010
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Virginia Tech | 72 | 134 | 53.7 | 927 | 6.9 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008* | Virginia Tech | 99 | 173 | 57.2 | 1,036 | 6.0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 136 | 243 | 56.0 | 2,311 | 9.5 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 188 | 315 | 59.7 | 2,743 | 8.7 | 24 | 5 |
| Career | 495 | 865 | 57.2 | 7,017 | 8.1 | 44 | 20 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Virginia Tech | 102 | 420 | 4.1 | 6 | 52 |
| 2008* | Virginia Tech | 147 | 738 | 5.0 | 7 | 73 |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 106 | 370 | 3.5 | 5 | 46 |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 146 | 659 | 4.5 | 5 | 72 |
| Career | 501 | 2,187 | 4.4 | 23 | 73 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Virginia Tech | 5 | QB | |
| 2008 | Virginia Tech | 5 | QB | |
| 2009 | Virginia Tech | 5 | QB | |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech | 5 | QB | 6′1″ |
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
2010 Virginia Tech 14 games, 2,743 passing yards, 24 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Boise State | L 30–33 | 15 | 22 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| Sep 11 | vs. James Madison | L 16–21 | 10 | 16 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| Sep 18 | vs. East Carolina | W 49–27 | 8 | 16 | 199 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Sep 25 | at Boston College | W 19–0 | 16 | 21 | 237 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 2 | at NC State | W 41–30 | 12 | 24 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 121 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Central Michigan | W 45–21 | 13 | 23 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 127 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Wake Forest | W 52–21 | 19 | 27 | 292 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Duke | W 44–7 | 13 | 17 | 280 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 28–21 | 15 | 25 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Nov 13 | at North Carolina | W 26–10 | 13 | 28 | 249 | 2 | 0 | −3 |
| Nov 20 | at Miami | W 31–17 | 7 | 14 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Virginia | W 37–7 | 13 | 23 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Florida State | W 44–33 | 18 | 28 | 263 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Stanford | L 12–40 | 16 | 31 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
2009 Virginia Tech 13 games, 2,311 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Alabama | L 24–34 | 9 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 0 | −26 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Marshall | W 52–10 | 9 | 16 | 161 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Nebraska | W 16–15 | 12 | 27 | 192 | 1 | 0 | −22 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Miami | W 31–7 | 4 | 9 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Oct 3 | atDuke | W 34–26 | 17 | 22 | 327 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Boston College | W 48–14 | 7 | 10 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 17 | atGeorgia Tech | L 23–28 | 10 | 14 | 159 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
| Oct 29 | vs.North Carolina | L 17–20 | 11 | 23 | 161 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
| Nov 5 | atEast Carolina | W 16–3 | 17 | 30 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Nov 14 | at Maryland | W 36–9 | 13 | 23 | 268 | 3 | 0 | 81 |
| Nov 21 | vs.NC State | W 38–10 | 9 | 17 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 28 | atVirginia | W 42–13 | 8 | 15 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 37–14 | 10 | 17 | 209 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
2008 Virginia Tech 12 games, 1,036 passing yards, 2 TD; 738 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Furman | W 24–7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 20–17 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Sep 20 | atNorth Carolina | W 20–17 | 11 | 21 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Sep 27 | atNebraska | W 35–30 | 9 | 15 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 27–13 | 10 | 15 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 18 | atBoston College | L 23–28 | 12 | 27 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| Oct 25 | atFlorida State | L 20–30 | – | – | – | – | – | −6 |
| Nov 13 | atMiami | L 14–16 | 6 | 12 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Duke | W 14–3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Virginia | W 17–14 | 12 | 18 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 137 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Boston College | W 30–12 | 11 | 19 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | W 20–7 | 13 | 22 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
2007 Virginia Tech 11 games, 927 passing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at LSU | L 7–48 | 7 | 18 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Ohio | W 28–7 | 18 | 31 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 22 | vs. William & Mary | W 44–3 | 6 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Sep 29 | vs.North Carolina | W 17–10 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 6 | at Clemson | W 41–23 | 7 | 14 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 109 |
| Oct 13 | atDuke | W 43–14 | 5 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Florida State | W 40–21 | 10 | 15 | 204 | 2 | 1 | 92 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Miami | W 44–14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 24 | atVirginia | W 33–21 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Boston College | W 30–16 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Kansas | L 21–24 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | −2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.78 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.09 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
16 seasons, 92 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
Pro Bowl: 2015
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 17 | 29 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 2013 | Baltimore Ravens | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2014 | Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 |
| 2015 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 242 | 380 | 3,035 | 20 | 6 | 568 |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 269 | 436 | 3,023 | 17 | 6 | 580 |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 263 | 420 | 2,799 | 14 | 4 | 427 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 42 | 85 | 473 | 2 | 2 | 125 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 16 | 30 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | Houston Texans | 6 | 91 | 150 | 966 | 5 | 5 | 151 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 2 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 10 | 116 | 180 | 1,341 | 5 | 3 | 197 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 2 | 17 | 22 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 6 | 80 | 134 | 779 | 5 | 5 | 143 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| NFL career | 92 | 1,165 | 1,886 | 13,033 | 73 | 34 | 2,422 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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