Writers of Pro Football Prospectus 2008

Jason Taylor

Position: DE, OLB

Size: 6-6, 255 pounds

Draft: Miami Dolphins 1997 (Round: 3 / Pick: 73)

College: Akron

Birthdate: 09/01/1974

Standard Stats

YearTeamPosGGSTotal TklTklAstSacksIntIntTDPDFFFRFumTDPenPenYd
2011MIAOLB162181357.0002100210
2010NYJOLB1653625115.000620029
2009MIAOLB1615423397.0105311435

Advanced Stats

YearTeamPosPlaysStopsDftsYd/PlayRankStop RateRankAdj Pct Tm TotalRankRun/Pass Ratio
2011MIAOLB2013101.2--65%--3%--0.7
2010NYJOLB4133141.3--80%--6%--2.4
2009MIAOLB4538170.9--84%--6%--1.4

Advanced Stats vs Pass

All Pass PlaysReceptions Only
YearTeamPosPlaysStopsDftsYd/PlayRankStop RateRankPct TmTklStopsStop Rate
2011MIAOLB1297-1.3--75%--3%3.00.00%
2010NYJOLB121160.0--92%--3%1.00.00%
2009MIAOLB191590.1--79%--5%6.02.033%

Advanced Stats vs Run

YearTeamPosPlaysStopsDftsYd/PlayRankStop RateRankPct Tm
2011MIAOLB8434.8--50%--50%
2010NYJOLB292281.9--76%--76%
2009MIAOLB262381.5--88%--88%

Charting Stats

AdjustedNon-Adjusted
YearTeamPosHitsHurTgtsTgt%RankAvg DistYACRankSuc%RankPaYdRankSuc%PaYd
2011MIAOLB91141.0%--7.20.0--86%--2.0--89%1.4
2010NYJOLB21430.6%--10.02.0--33%--13.6--33%12.7
2009MIAOLB45102.1%--4.95.7--67%--4.3--68%4.4

Similarity Scores

Most Similar Players for 2011
RankPlayerYearSim
1Richard Dent1997896
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Most Similar Players for 2010-2011
RankPlayerYearSim
1Clyde Simmons1998-1999821
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Most Similar Players for 2009-2011
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1Rob Burnett2000-2002816
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