(regular season, playoffs) 2002 (15/2-Balt.), 2003 (16/1, 1/0-Balt.), 2004 (16/4-Balt.), 2005 (15/1-Balt), 2006 (15/15). Total-77/23, 1/0, (15/15-Minn.).
Burst onto the scene with the Vikings in 2006 as a fulltime starter for the 1st time in his career…Ran for 1,216 yards in 2006 to rank as the 4th-best single-season effort in team history…Rattled off the longest play from scrimmage in Vikings history with a 95-yard TD jaunt at Seattle (10/22/06) in an upset win for the Vikings…Set a Vikings record with 303 rushing attempts in 2006…Broke the 100- yard mark 4 times in 2006, marked by career-high 169 at Seattle (10/22/06), the 6th-highest single-game mark in team history...Started 8 career games for Baltimore from 2002-05, including 4 in 2004...Ranked 2nd on Ravens in rushing in both 2004 and 2005...Has worked as a kickoff return man during his career...Played under former Vikings coordinator Brian Billick during his Ravens career.
2007 Teamed with Adrian Peterson to set a Vikings record with 2,185 rushing yards by a duo in 2007…Helped set a Vikings record with 2,634 team rushing yards and ranked #1 in the NFL in 2007…Rambled for career-best 5.4 yard rushing average, the 3rd-best average in Vikings history…Teamed with Adrian Peterson to tie the Vikings record with 8 rushing performances of 100+ yards on the season, matching the team record set by the 2000 Vikings…Helped the Vikings lead the NFL with 22 rushing TDs in 2007…Helped set the #1 and #3-highest team rushing yardage totals in Vikings history vs. San Diego (378 yards) and at Chicago (311 yards)…Had 2 games rushing for 100+ yards in 2007…The Vikings are 6-0 in his 6 career 100-yard rushing games since joining the team in 2006…During his NFL career the Ravens and Vikings are 7-1 in his 8 games over the century mark…Ran for 101 yards @ San Francisco (12/9) and an 84-yard TD run, the 3rd-longest in team history…Taylor now owns the longest (95t yards) and 3rd-longest (84t yards) runs in Vikings history…Posted 2nd-best rushing day of his career with 164 yards on the ground vs. Oakland (11/18) and tied Vikings record with 3 rushing TDs. Caught 3 passes for 38 yards on the day as he started in place of injured rookie Adrian Peterson…Tied Vikings team record with 3 rushing TDs vs. Oakland (11/18)…Set his career-high with 7 rushing TDs in 2007…Caught a career-long 50-yard pass at Green Bay (11/11)…Has the 9th-best single-game rushing total in the NFL in 2007 with 164 yards vs. Oakland (11/18). Combined with teammate Adrian Peterson’s 296 and 224 yards the Vikings have 3 of the top 8 performances in the NFL in 2007…Has 2 of the top 12 single-game rushing totals in Vikings history with 169 yards @ Seattle in 2006 and 164 yards vs. Oakland in 2007.
2006 Had most prolific season of his career and the 4thbest single-season rushing mark in Vikings history with 1,214 yards on the ground…Set Vikings record with 303 rushing attempts…Joins only 5 other Vikings RBs- Robert Smith, Michael Bennett, Terry Allen, Ted Brown and Chuck Foreman- to rush for 1,000 yards in a season…Became the 1st Vikings free agent RB to rush for 1,000+ yards in team history and joined only Arizona’s Edgerrin James as RBs in 2006 to rush for 1,000 yards with a new team…Set new Vikings record with 9 games on the season with 20+ carries…Set new Vikings record with a 95-yard TD run at Seattle (10/22), the longest run and the longest play from scrimmage in team history and matched the 9th-longest run in NFL history…Ran for career-high 169 rushing yards at Seattle (10/22), tied for the 6th-highest total in team history… Broke the 100-yard mark 4 times during the season and the Vikings won all 4 games…Had 1st 100-yard day as a Viking in his 1st career game in front of the Metrodome home crowd vs. Carolina (9/17) with 113 yards on 24 carries… Ran for back-to-back 100-yard days vs. Detroit (10/8) with 123 yards on 26 carrie and 169 yards on 26 carries at Seattle (10/22)…Had final 100-yard game of the season vs. Arizona (11/25) with 136 yards on 27 carries…Fell just shy of another 100-yard game when he was held to 99 yards on 17 carries at Chicago (12/3), making him 1 of 3 RBs in the regular season to go for 90+ yards against the NFC Champions on their home field…Scored career-high 2 rushing TDs at Miami (11/19)…Set new career-high with 42 receptions on the season…Caught career-high 8 passes at San Francisco (11/5)…Missed lone game of the season at Detroit (12/10), missing the chance to play his hometown team with a rib injury…Signed by the Vikings on the opening weekend of the 2006 free agency period joining LB Ben Leber (San Diego) and K Ryan Longwell (Green Bay) and extending an offer sheet to G Steve Hutchinson (Seattle).
2005 Had career-best 41 receptions, the 4th-most among AFC RBs on the season...Ranked 6th on team with 13 special teams tackles...Had most productive game of the season vs. Pittsburgh (11/20) in 16-13 OT win over eventual Super Bowl XL champions, amassing 186 all-purpose yards and was recognized by team with the offensive game ball...Started lone game of the season at Denver (12/11), carrying 20 times for 59 yards and catching 3 passes for 14 yards against the eventual AFC runner-up Broncos...Rattled off career-long 52-yard run vs. Cleveland (10/16) on a day he added 92 rushing yards off the bench...Played his final home game as a Raven vs. Minnesota (12/25), facing his future team on ESPN’s Sunday Night Football on Christmas Night, rushing for 15 yards, catching 3 passes for 49 yards and returning 5 kickoffs...Tied career-high with 5 catches at Pittsburgh (10/31) on Monday Night Football and scored lone TD of the season on a 13-yard pass from Anthony Wright.
2004 Started career-high 4 games and had career-high 714 rushing yards, averaging 4.5 yards per carry...Notched back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, the 1st of his career, vs. Cincinnati (12/5) and vs. NY Giants (12/12)...Rumbled for career-best 139 yards vs. Cincinnati (12/5) and posted 104 vs. NY Giants (12/12)...Ran for season- long 47-yarder vs. Cincinnati (12/5)...Scored a pair of rushing TDs on the season, scoring on 1-yard runs vs. Dallas (11/21) and vs. Cincinnati (12/5)...Started vs. Buffalo (10/24), at Philadelphia (10/31), at New England (11/28) and vs. Cincinnati (12/5)...Averaged 91.7 yards per game rushing in his 4 starts on the season.
2003 Started once, at FB, and played in all 16 regular season games along with seeing 1st playoff action of his career, playing vs. Tennessee (1/3/04) in AFC Wild Card action...Scored opening 2 rushing TDs of his career...Scored 1st rushing TD at Cincinnati (10/19) on a 2- yard run and followed it with a 29-yard rush vs. Jacksonville (11/2)...Started at Oakland (12/14) at FB.
2002 Played in 15 games...The 16th RB taken in the draft...Started 1st career game vs. Tennessee (11/24) and opened the game at Houston (12/15)...Scored a pair of TDs on passes from Jeff Blake, notching his 1st at Houston (12/15) on an 11-yard pass and the other at Pittsburgh (12/29) on a 20-yard strike...Had career-best 128 kickoff returns on 5 returns vs. New Orleans (12/8)...Played in 1st career NFL game in season opener at Carolina (9/8)...Posted 1st career stats vs. Tampa Bay (9/15)...Selected in the 6th round (#207).
Holds bachelor’s degree in sports management from Toledo, graduating with his class in 2001…Visited the St. Paul Public Library and joined in the Youth Volunteer Service Awards…Earned $5,000 donation to the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital after he was recognized as the FedEx Ground Player of the Week with 169 yards rushing and a team-record 95-yard run at Seattle (10/22/06).