Darrell Taylor

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Darrell Taylor
File:Darrell Taylor (51720301379) (cropped).jpg
Taylor with the Seattle Seahawks in 2021
No. 52 – Houston Texans
PositionDefensive end
Roster statusFile:Injury icon 2.svg Injured reserve
Personal information
Born (1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 29)
Hopewell, Virginia, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High schoolHopewell
CollegeTennessee (2015–2019)
NFL draft2020: 2nd round, 48th overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2025
Total tackles126
Sacks24.5
Forced fumbles7
Fumble recoveries1
Pass deflections5
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Darrell Lamond Taylor (born March 24, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Early life

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Taylor grew up in Hopewell, Virginia and attended Hopewell High School, where he played football.[1] Rated a four-star recruit, Taylor committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee over offers from Florida and Virginia Tech.[2]

College career

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Taylor played at the University of Tennessee from 2015–2019 under coaches Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt.[3][4] Taylor redshirted his true freshman season.[5] As a redshirt freshman, he made nine tackles (one for loss) in eight games played.[6] Taylor missed two games of his redshirt sophomore year due to a suspension for an altercation with a teammate.[7][8] He finished the season with 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles.[9] As a redshirt junior, Taylor led the team with eight sacks and 11 tackles for loss with 36 total tackles.[10]

Taylor entered his redshirt senior year on the Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist.[11] Taylor finished the season tied for second in the Southeastern Conference with 8.5 sacks and led the Volunteers with 10 tackles for loss along with 46 total tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and four passes defended.[12] Taylor finished his collegiate career with 118 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, and 19.5 sacks with six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and seven passes defended in 38 games.[13]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wonderlic
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		 267 lb
(121 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 12
All values from NFL Combine[14][15]

Seattle Seahawks

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Taylor was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, but did not participate in any drills due to an offseason surgery.[16] Taylor was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round with the 48th pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[17] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on August 3, 2020.[18] He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020.[19] He returned to practice on January 5, 2021, but the team did not activate him before the end of the season.[20]

On October 17, 2021, in a Sunday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Taylor suffered what appeared to be a serious neck/head injury, and left the field injured on a stretcher under medical care.[21] After the game, the Seahawks confirmed that Taylor had feeling in all of his extremities and that he was expected to fly back to Seattle with the rest of his team.[22] He appeared in 16 games, of which he started five. He finished with 6.5 sacks, 37 total tackles (28 solo), one pass defensed, and one forced fumble.[23]

In the 2022 season, Taylor appeared in 16 regular season games and started three. He had 9.5 sacks, 26 total tackles (22 solo), one pass defended, and four forced fumbles.[24] In the 2023 season, Taylor appeared in all 17 regular season games and started five. He had 5.5 sacks, 28 total tackles (17 solo), and one pass defended.[25]

Chicago Bears

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File:Darrell Taylor Tyrique Stevenson Bears pre-game 49ers 2024.jpg
Taylor (left) with Tyrique Stevenson in 2024

On August 23, 2024, Taylor was traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for 2025 sixth-round pick.[26] In his first game as a Bear in Week 1 against the Tennessee Titans, Taylor had two sacks and a forced fumble in the Bears 24–17 comeback win.[27]

Houston Texans

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On March 14, 2025, Taylor signed with the Houston Texans.[28] He was placed on injured reserve on November 5 due to an ankle injury suffered in Week 9 against the Denver Broncos.[29]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast TfL Sck Sfty Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD
2021 SEA 16 5 37 28 9 7 6.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2022 SEA 16 3 26 22 4 8 9.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 4 1 21 0
2023 SEA 17 5 28 17 11 7 5.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2024 CHI 11 0 20 14 6 2 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Career 60 13 111 81 30 24 23.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 6 1 21 0

References

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