Fred Taylor

Jaguars running back taken ninth overall in 1998, a member of the 10,000-yard rushing club.

Frederick Antwon Taylor (born January 27, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons from 1998 to 2010. He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars ninth overall in the 1998 NFL draft, with the first of two picks the Jaguars had acquired from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for quarterback Rob Johnson. Taylor started 12 of 15 games for the Jaguars as a rookie in 1998, rushing for 1,223 yards and 14 touchdowns, the latter total a career high.

He was named to the Associated Press second-team All-Pro team and to the 2008 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement, the first such honor of his career. Taylor played for the Jaguars and the New England Patriots, who signed him to a two-year contract on February 27, 2009, and he is a member of the 10,000 yard rushing club. He is a co-host of The Pivot Podcast with Channing Crowder and Ryan Clark.