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10 things to know about Texans defensive end Darrell Taylor

Mar 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM

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Born and raised in Hopewell, Virginia
Shares a March 24 birthday with Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, Wrestling Superstar/Houstonian The Undertaker, and Actor/Houstonian Jim Parsons
As a senior in high school, he was a second team All-State selection at defensive end, and also caught five touchdowns
Also played basketball in high school
Finished his Tennessee career with 19.5 career sacks and 26.5 tackles for loss in 43 games
Majored in Communications at Tennessee
Was 48th overall pick (2nd round) by Seattle in the 2020 NFL Draft
Played 65 games with Seahawks and forced five fumbles, logged 21.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss from 2021 through 2023
Last season with Bears, tallied a pair of sacks and a forced fumble in a Week 1 come-from-behind win over the Titans
In 2022, Taylor registered 9.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss and four forced fumbles for the Seahawks

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