Collin Taylor

Collin William Taylor (born February 28, 1987) is an arena football wide receiver who is currently a member of the WFAs Green Bay Wolfpack.

Collin Taylor
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Taylor in 2017
Green Bay Wolfpack
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1987-02-28) February 28, 1987
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Carmel (Carmel, Indiana)
College:Indiana
Undrafted:2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-Arena (2016)
  • Al Lucas Hero Jason Foundation Award (2016)
  • China Bowl champion (2016)
  • CAFL All-Pro North Division All-Star (2016)
  • 2009 Rudy Award nominee
  • 38th pick S2 NGFL Draft
  • NGFL S3 All-Star
  • 3 time 1,000 yard receiver
  • S5 Pacific Conference Champion
  • WFA Hall Of Fame S9 Class
Career NFL statistics
WFA Receptions:249
WFA Yards:4,346
WFA Touchdowns:42
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:467
Yards:5,607
Touchdowns:117
Tackles:64.5
Interceptions:4
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Taylor attended Carmel High School, in Carmel, Indiana. He played two years as a wide receiver. As a senior in 2004, he led the Greyhounds with 45 catches for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping them to an 8-4 season. After his senior season, he moved on to Indiana University where he redshirted in 2005, played wide receiver from 2006 through 2008 and finished his career as a free safety in 2009.

Early life

Born the son of John and Catherine Taylor, Collin attended Carmel High School, in Carmel, Indiana. He played two years as a wide receiver. As a senior in 2004, he led the Greyhounds with 45 catches for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping them to an 8–4 season.[1]

College career

Taylor walked-on to the Indiana Hoosiers football team in fall of 2005 and redshirted that same season. During the 2006 season, Taylor did not appear in a single game for the Hoosiers. In 2007, Taylor made his college debut against Indiana State. Taylor played in three games during the season, appearing only on special teams. During the 2008 season, Taylor appeared in all 12 games for the Hoosiers games, making his first career receptions against Iowa on October 11. 11 weeks into the season, the Hoosiers were faced with a rash of injuries, so Taylor moved from wide receiver to free safety for the Hoosiers.[2]

Statistics

Sources:[3][4][5][6]

    Receiving   Defensive
Season Team GP Rec Yds Avg TD Solo Tkl Asst Tkl Total Tkl Sacks INT FF FR
2006 Indiana 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Indiana 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Indiana 12 1 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Indiana 12 0 0 0.0 0 18 4 22 0 2 1 1
Totals 27 1 3 3.0 0 18 4 22 0 2 1 1

Professional career

Pre-draft

Prior to the 2010 NFL Draft, Taylor was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 62nd-best free safety in the draft.[7] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his pro-day workouts at Indiana University:

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 198 lb
(90 kg)		 4.65 s1.65 s2.70 s4.29 s7.08 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		17 reps
All values from 2010 Indiana Pro Day[7]

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

After going undrafted in 2010, Taylor was assigned to the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the Arena Football League. The only game in which Taylor played for the Yard Dawgz came on May 28, when he had an interceptions for touchdown against the Alabama Vipers.[8] He was released before the season's end.

Tulsa Talons

Shortly after his release, Taylor joined the Tulsa Talons. The Talons were short on players due to injury, so they offered Taylor a chance to return to his natural position of wide receiver, and he scored a touchdown on just his second career professional reception.[9]

Reading Express

Taylor joined the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League in 2011. He was 3rd on the team with 651 yards receiving and had 15 touchdowns, as the Express went 8–6 and lost in the IFL United Conference Semi-Finals.[10]

Iowa Barnstormers

Taylor joined the Iowa Barnstormers in 2012.[11] Taylor re-signed with the Barnstormers for the 2013 season.[12]

Cleveland Gladiators
Taylor in 2017

Taylor was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators on October 1, 2013. He won the Al Lucas Hero Jason Foundation Award in 2016.[13]

Beijing Lions

Taylor was selected by the Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the fifth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft.[14] He earned All-Pro North Division All-Star honors after catching 45 passes for 586 yards and 12 touchdowns.[15][16]

Guangzhou Power

Taylor was listed on the Guangzhou Power's roster for the 2018 season.[17]

Albany Empire

On April 9, 2018, he was assigned to the Albany Empire.[18] On March 14, 2019, Taylor returned to the Empire when he was again assigned to the team.

Green Bay Wolfpack

On June 30, 2019, he was virtually drafted by the Green Bay Wolfpack 38th overall in the Season 2 NGFL (At the time) Draft. He has been a part of the team ever since being drafted he has progressed from a bronze player to a gold player.

Career AFL receiving statistics
YearTeamGmRecYardsY/RTDs
2010Tulsa Talons12136.51
2012Iowa Barnstormers186367010.67
2013Iowa Barnstormers52527210.92
2014Cleveland Gladiators188097612.220
2015Cleveland Gladiators181441,59711.143
2016Cleveland Gladiators161101,43713.132
2017Cleveland Gladiators114364214.912
Total 874675,60712.0117

Career AFL defensive statistics
YearTeamGmTackAstSacksFFFRINTYdsTD
2010OKC Yard Dawgz1250.0002201
2010Tulsa Talons1110.000000
2012Iowa Barnstormers18410.001000
2013Iowa Barnstormers5210.000000
2014Cleveland Gladiators1811100.0001350
2015Cleveland Gladiators181350.0011121
2016Cleveland Gladiators16730.000000
2017Cleveland Gladiators11790.010000
Total 8847350.0124672

Career WFA Stats
Season Team Game Catches Yds TD
2 Green Bay Wolfpack lost to time
3 Green Bay Wolfpack lost to time
4 Green Bay Wolfpack lost to time 1000+
5 Green Bay Wolfpack 12 65 1001 8
6 Green Bay Wolfpack 12 53 1259 9
7 Green Bay Wolfpack 4 (Shortened season) 24 364 2
8 Green Bay Wolfpack 12 70 990 15
9 Green Bay Wolfpack 7 (Shortened season) 37 732 8

WFA Career

Taylor was drafted by the Green Bay Wolfpack 38th overall in the Season 2 NGFL Draft. Taylor's rookie season would see him jump from the ASFL (WFAs defunct Minor League) to the NGFL and back multiple times in Season 2. Taylor would see success in his stints in the NGFL in Season 2 helping the Wolfpack to there first playoff appearance in franchise history. Taylor would play in both playoff games.


Taylor would be brought back for all 16 games in Season 3 where he would get close to 1,000 yards. He would be selected to the only All-Star game in the leagues history. The Wolfpack would get a 7-9 record, enough for a playoff spot and would make a run to the Atlantic Conference Championship. They would fall to the Chicago Ghosts 28-20.


Taylor would once again start all 16 games for the Wolfpack. Taylor would notch his first 1,000 yard season helping the Wolfpack to an 8-8 record and another playoff berth. The Pack would make it back to the Conference Finals for the 3rd straight season but would blow a 14 point lead losing to Chicago.


Taylor would start all 12 games for Green Bay. Taylor would get his 2nd straight season with 1,000 yards helping lead the Wolfpack to a 9-3 record and the 1 seed in the Pacific. The Pack would make it to there 4th straight conference finals game. Taylor would catch the game sealing TD over Colorado to send the Wolfpack to there first Genbowl 37-28. Taylor would later drop an open TD in Genbowl V as the Pack fell to the VooDoo 35-30


Taylor would once more start all 12 games having his most productive season in Season 6 notching his 3rd straight 1,000 yard season. The Wolfpack would go 8-4 losing in the divisional round of the playoffs to Genbowl runner ups, San Diego


Taylor would start all 4 games of the shortened WFA season only having 364 yards. The Pack would go 4-0 in the season but would once more in the divisional to the Genbowl Champs, Victoria.


Taylor would start all 12 games of Season 8 having 990 yards a league and career high, 15 touchdowns. Taylor would do this despite Green Bays revolving door of QBs, this being GBs first season without QB Nate Petterman Jr, who the Pack let walk. The Pack would go 6-6 and lose in the divisional too the Vegas Venom

Taylor would start all 7 games for the Pack in the shortened 7 game season having 732 yards and 8 touchdowns. Taylor was on track for over 1200 yards and 13 touchdowns before the league cut the season short. The Pack went 4-3 and made it too the Elite 8 before falling to Miami

On February 27th 2023, Taylor would be inducted to the WFA Hall Of Fame



References
  1. "Collin Taylor Profile". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. Adam Rittenberg (November 12, 2008). "Big Ten internal affairs: Week 11". www.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. "2006 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. "2007 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. "2008 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  6. "2009 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". www.iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  7. "Collin Taylor, DS #62 FS, Indiana". www.NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  8. "Alabama 39 at Oklahoma City 65". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  9. Dallas Strimple (August 2, 2010). "Who is Collin Taylor?". www.afltalons.blogspot.com. Blog Spot. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  10. "2011 IFL Stats". www.ifl.fbstats.pointstreak.com. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  11. "Barnstormers Reach Agreement with WR Collin Taylor". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  12. "Two More Barnstormers Returning for 2013". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  13. "Collin Taylor Awarded Al Lucas Hero Jason Foundation Award". clevelandgladiators.com. August 23, 2016. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  15. Moninghoff, Mick (November 6, 2016). "Series Final: One for the Record Books". caflfootball.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  16. "The CAFL has announced their 2016 All-Pro North division All-Stars". caflfootball.com. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  17. "Guangzhou Power 2017 Roster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  18. "Recent Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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