Tyrod Taylor

Tyrod Diallo Taylor (born August 3, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).

When Taylor graduated from Hampton in 2007, he was rated as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback at Rivals.com.

ESPN.com rated him the No. 3 overall quarterback, while Scout.com said he's the nation's seventh-best passer.

Taylor, who is 6'1" and 200 pounds, ran a 4.55-second 40-yard dash.

Taylor narrowed his final two choices down to Virginia Tech and the University of Florida, and chose to attend Virginia Tech.

During Taylor's freshman year, he shared time for most of the season with the junior quarterback Sean Glennon.

Taylor's first action of college football came in the game against the LSU Tigers on September 8, 2007.

In that game, Taylor completed 7-of-18 passes for 62 yards, rushed for 44 yards on nine attempts including his first collegiate touchdown.

After that game, Tyrod was named the starter by head coach Frank Beamer.

In his first collegiate start against Ohio, Tyrod threw for 287 yards, adding a rushing touchdown.

One of Taylor's early accolades was rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown as well as passing for 204 yards and two touchdowns in leading Virginia Tech to its first victory against Florida State in two decades.

The win was the first ever for Frank Beamer against Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden.

On October 13, in the second quarter of a game against Duke, Taylor suffered a high ankle sprain which forced him to miss two games.

Taylor returned in a game at Georgia Tech, but did not start for the rest of the season and rotated time with starter Sean Glennon.

Throughout the season, Taylor accumulated 1,356 total yards, including 927 passing and 429 rushing.

He completed 72-of-134 passing attempts, for a completion percentage of 53.7.

He scored 11 touchdowns during the year, five passing and six rushing.

Coming into the 2008 season, Taylor was intended to be redshirted.

After Virginia Tech's loss to East Carolina University though, his redshirt was taken off due to Tech's need for more offense.

Taylor's first appearance of the season came in the second game of the season against Furman, where he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown.

His first sophomore start came in the following week against Georgia Tech.

After starting every game of the 2008 season leading up to the Florida State game on October 25, Taylor suffered a high ankle sprain on the first play of the Florida State game.

Sean Glennon relieved Taylor at the quarterback position after this setback.

While Glennon got the start versus Miami, Taylor split time with Glennon and led a crucial fourth quarter to make it a two-point game 16–14.

However, he was sacked in a crucial 4th and 3 with less than two minutes to go.

After the loss, Taylor started against Duke.

After committing five turnovers in the first half, he was pulled from the game and replaced by Sean Glennon.

Taylor then started next week at Virginia.

He performed well including a 73-yard run.

He played college football for Virginia Tech, leading the Hokies to the 2009 Orange Bowl as a sophomore and 2011 Orange Bowl during his senior year.

He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft and served as the backup to starting quarterback Joe Flacco, including during the Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

Taylor was signed by the Buffalo Bills as a free agent in 2015, taking over the starting quarterback duties that season and earning a Pro Bowl appearance.

In 2017, he helped the Bills make their first playoff berth in 17 years.

He was traded to the Cleveland Browns in March 2018, with the Bills drafting Josh Allen to replace him.

Taylor subsequently earned the starting position for the Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, and later the Giants, but was sidelined due to injuries all four times and replaced by rookies Baker Mayfield, Justin Herbert, Davis Mills, and Tommy DeVito, respectively.

At Hampton High School, in Hampton, Virginia, Taylor was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track.

In football, he helped lead the team as a quarterback, while also becoming the team's kick returner and safety.

During his four years as starter, he led the team to a 34–4 record.

He accumulated 7,690 yards of offense and scored 100 total touchdowns.

He passed for 5,144 yards and 44 touchdowns, while rushing for 2,546 yards and 56 touchdowns.