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Fred Taylor

RB (retired)

Fred Taylor: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

13-year career, 11 with Jacksonville. 11,695 career rushing yards (top-20 all-time).

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Seasons	13 (1998-2010)
Rush Yards	11,695
Rush TDs	66
Receptions	290
Receiving Yards	2,384
YPC career	4.6
Pro Bowls	1 (2007)

7 seasons of 1,000+ rush yards in JAX — but the 'Fragile Freddy' label hurt his Pro Bowl resume.

Rare

Fred Taylor JAX rushing

Year	Carries	Yds	TDs
1998	264	1,223	14
1999	159	732	6
2000	292	1,399	12
2002	287	1,314	8
2003	345	1,572	6
2004	260	1,224	2
2006	231	1,146	5
2007	239	1,250	6

Rushing yards by year (DB era)

Season	Yards
1999	732
2000	1399
2002	1314
2003	1572
2004	1224
2006	1146
2007	1250

His 2003 1,572 yards on 4.5 ypc was the franchise's first 1,500-yd season — the JAX peak.

Trend

2003 Fred Taylor

Stat	Value
Carries	345
Yards	1,572
YPC	4.6
100-yd games	7
Pro Bowl	NO (Priest Holmes/Faulk era)

JAX career: 11,271 yds in 11 years. NE career: 425 yds in 2 years (age 33-34 backup role).

Split

Fred Taylor by stop

Stop	Years	Yds	YPC
JAX Jaguars	1998-2008	11,271	4.6
NE Patriots	2009-2010	425	3.8

Among RBs with 11,000+ rush yards, his 4.6 ypc is top-5 all-time — better than Smith, Martin, Faulk.

Comparison

Career ypc among 11,000+ yd rushers

Player	Yds	YPC
Jim Brown	12,312	5.2
Barry Sanders	15,269	5.0
Adrian Peterson	14,918	4.7
Fred Taylor	11,695	4.6
Walter Payton	16,726	4.4

Drafted #9 overall in 1998 — same first round as Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Randy Moss, and Curtis Enis.

Anomaly

1998 NFL Draft top picks

Pick	Player	Career
1	Peyton Manning	HOF QB
4	Charles Woodson	HOF DB
9	Fred Taylor	11,695 yds
21	Randy Moss	HOF WR
5	Curtis Enis	1,497 yds

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