Lorenzo Taliaferro
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| No. 34 Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 23, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Yorktown, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Williamsburg (VA) Bruton | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 138 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Lorenzo Taliaferro (born December 23, 1991) is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coastal Carolina. Taliaferro was drafted by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
College career
At Coastal Carolina, Taliaferro finished 11th in the 2013 Walter Payton Award Voting.[1]
Professional career
Taliaferro was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the 138th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.[2] On September 21, 2014, Taliaferro had the first touches of his NFL career rushing 18 times for 91 yards and a touchdown in a week 3 victory over the Cleveland Browns.[3] Taliaferro had his first multi-rushing TD game against the Cincinnati Bengals with 2 Touchdowns. Taliaferro was placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2014, ending his rookie season. He finished his rookie season with 68 carries for 282 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns in 13 games.
Taliaferro returned in 2015 and would begin the season as the third string running back behind veteran Justin Forsett and rookie Javorius Allen. On October 14, 2015, Taliaferro was added to season-ending injury/reserve after a nagging foot injury plaugued him all season. After playing Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he finished his season with 13 carries for 47 yards in 3 games. [4]
On August 30, 2016, Taliaferro was placed on the PUP list to start the 2016 season.[5] He was activated from the PUP list on October 22, 2016.[6]
Awards
- May 2014, he shared the SAAC Male Athlete of the Year award for 2014 with Pedro Ribeiro.[7]
- July 2014, he was voted Big South Male Athlete of the Year.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2013payton_votesXXX.htm
- ↑ "Round 4: Ravens Draft RB Lorenzo Taliaferro". baltimoreravens.com. May 10, 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Physical Rookie Running Back Lorenzo Taliaferro Rumbles In Win
- ↑ "Ravens place Lorenzo Taliaferro on season-ending IR". Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ Mink, Ryan. "Ravens Make Final Four Roster Moves To Get To 75". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ↑ Downing, Garrett (October 22, 2016). "Ravens Activate Lorenzo Taliaferro, Promote Robertson Daniel to 53-man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- 1 2 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers bio