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27 Chris Taylor - Biography
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 220
COLLEGE: Indiana
NFL EXP: 3rd season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | rush | yds | avg | lg | td | rec | yds | avg | td |
| 2006 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 28 | 123 | 4.4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 2008 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 42 | 160 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2006…released by Texans on September 3, 2006…signed by Texans to practice squad on September 5, 2006…signed by Texans to active roster on September 9, 2006…released by Texans on September 11, 2006…signed by Texans to practice squad on September 13, 2006…signed by Texans to active roster on December 6, 2006…placed on injured reserve on July 30, 2007...placed on injured reserve on Oct. 17, 2008.
PRO (through 2007 season): Athletic young runner that seems to be an ideal runner in the Texans zone blacking scheme…effective one-cut runner…looks to get back on the field after suffering a knee injury that sidelined him for the 2007 season…ran for 123 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in the last two games of the season.
2008 (Houston 3/0): Played on special teams at Pittsburgh (9/7)...rushed six times for 15 yards at Tennessee (9/21)...also played on special teams...carried the ball eight times for 22 yards at Jacksonville (9/28), including a 17-yard run in the first quarter...also registered one special teams tackle...inactive vs. Indianapolis (10/5) and vs. Miami (10/12).
2007: Missed the 2007 season with a knee injury suffered in training camp.
2006: Spent 11 games on the practice squad before being signed to the active roster (12/6) for the last four games…made the most of his time, finishing his rookie season with 28 rushes for 123 yards and one touchdown…also caught three passes for 40 yards…made his professional debut against Tennessee (12/10) and made two tackles on special teams…had his breakout game in the season finale against Cleveland (12/31), rushing 20 times for 99 yards and his first NFL touchdown, a five-yard run to in the third quarter…turned in a season-long run of 17 yards late in the first quarter…also caught one pass for 12 yards.
COLLEGE: Finished career at Indiana with 1,762 yards on 402 carries and 12 touchdowns and one receiving touchdown…rushed 156 times for 740 yards and a 4.7 yards per carry average as a senior…rushed for 176 yards on 17 carries against Kentucky…played in 11 games as a junior and started two…finished season with 82 rushes for 329 yards…carried the ball 116 times for 464 yards as a sophomore.
Native of Memphis, Tenn.…prepped at Cordova High School…was an honorable mention All-State selection for the Wolves…a two-time All-Region selection and a member of All-Memphis Metro Team…married to Elisia…born Christopher Taylor.
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