Former Gators running back Fred Taylor has been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the second year in a row. Taylor, who played for the Gators under Steve Spurrier from 1994-97, had a 13-year NFL career that netted him 11,654 rushing yards and 66 rushing touchdowns.
At Florida, Taylor was a part of the national championship-winning team in 1996 as a junior. His senior season in 1997, he was a First Team All-SEC and Third Team All-America selection.
The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted him with the ninth pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, and he played for them until 2008. He was a 1,000-yard rusher seven times during his NFL career, including the 2007 season, in which he made a Pro Bowl appearance and was a Second Team All-Pro.
Taylor was nominated for the Hall of Fame last year as well, along with offensive lineman Tony Boselli, the first draft pick in Jacksonville franchise history. However, neither of the players were selected to go into the Hall in Canton. Boselli was also nominated again this year.
Taylor may be a bit of a longshot to make the Hall of Fame, but if he did, he’d be the first Jacksonville Jaguar and third Florida Gator to do so, joining Jack Youngblood and Emmitt Smith.
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