107 games/32 starts
Since joining the Vikings in 2006 he has broken the 100-yard mark 6 times and then Vikings are 6-0 in those games and twice with the Ravens going 1-1 in those games…Has the longest play from scrimmage in Vikings history with a 95-yard TD run at Seattle (10/22/06) and the 3rd-longest with an 84-yard TD burst at San Francisco (12/9/07)...Teamed with Adrian Peterson in 2007 to rush for a Vikings-record 2,185 yards as a tandem...Joined Peterson to mark the 1st time in Vikings history that 2 different RBs rushed for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons…Burst onto the scene with the Vikings in 2006 as a full-time starter for the 1st time in his career…Ran for 1,216 yards in 2006 to rank as the 5th-best single-season effort in team history…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)...Started 8 games for Baltimore from 2002-05, including 4 in 2004...Ranked 2nd on Ravens in rushing in 2004 and 2005.
2008 Set his career-best with 45 catches, topping his previous high of 42 set during his 1st season with the Vikings in 2006…Broke his previous career-high with 399 receiving yards, topping the old mark of 292 set in 2005…Led all NFL RBs with 25 catches on 3rd down, ranking 6th overall in the League…Threw the 1st TD pass of his career on a 4-yard toss to TE Visanthe Shiancoe at New Orleans (10/6) on Monday Night Football…Tied career-high with 2 receiving TDs on the season.
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).