Taylor Price

Taylor Price
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Price during a practice with the Patriots in July 2010
No. 17, 15
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1987-10-08) October 8, 1987 (age 37)
Hilliard, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Hilliard Darby
College:Ohio
NFL draft:2010 / round: 3 / pick: 90
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:80
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Taylor Price (born October 8, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats and was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Seattle Seahawks.

Early life

Price was born in Hilliard, Ohio, and attended Hilliard Darby High School. As a junior, he was a second-team all-conference selection and as a senior he was an honorable mention all-district selection. He played in all three phases of the game, and blocked five kicks on special teams as a junior. He also lettered in baseball.[1]

College career

Price attended Ohio University and played in 14 games as a true freshman in 2006, finishing the year with nine receptions for 77 yards. As a sophomore, Price started at wide receiver and recorded 33 receptions for 464 yards and four touchdowns. He also had six rushes for 23 yards and two passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. In 2008 as a junior, Price started 11 of 12 games made 51 catches for 694 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed five times for 19 yards and had two kickoff returns for 22 yards. In his senior season in 2009, Price started all 14 games and set a career-high with 56 receptions for 784 yards, and also carried the ball 11 times for 103 yards. His 149 career receptions set an Ohio record, while his 2,019 receiving yards ranked second in school history. Price also had a 14-catch performance against Wyoming, a school record.

Statistics

Season Team Receiving Rushing
GP Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD
~2006 Ohio University 14 9 77 8.6 27 0 2 -20 –10.0 0 0
2007 Ohio University 12 33 464 14.1 54 4 6 23 3.8 17 0
2008 Ohio University 12 51 694 13.6 51 5 5 19 3.8 20 0
~2009 Ohio University 14 56 784 14.0 50 5 11 103 9.4 25 0
Total 52 149 2,019 13.6 54 14 24 125 5.2 25 0

~includes bowl games

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m) 		204 lb
(93 kg) 		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.41 s 1.52 s 2.56 s 4.34 s 6.82 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Scouting Combine.[2]

New England Patriots

Price was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (90th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft.[3] On May 25, 2010, he signed a four-year deal with the Patriots. Price was inactive for the first 15 games of his rookie regular season before making his NFL debut in the Week 17 finale against the Miami Dolphins. He caught three passes for 41 yards in the game. Price was waived by the Patriots on December 3, 2011, after playing in only three games in 2011.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars claimed Price off waivers on December 5, 2011.[4] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had also put in a claim for Price, but he went to the Jaguars because they were higher on the waiver order.[5]

Price was waived/injured on August 12, 2012, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 18.

Price was once again waived/injured on August 5, 2013 and placed on injured reserve on August 7

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle signed Price to a one-year contract on March 12, 2014.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on July 29, 2014.[7]

References

  1. ^ "17 Taylor Price WR". New England Patriots. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Taylor Price Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2010..
  3. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers Put Waiver Claim in for WR Taylor Price | Buccaneers 101 | Sports Media 101". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "Seattle Seahawks Transactions". espn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest". Retrieved July 29, 2014.