Taylor Jacobs Taylor Houser Jacobs ( born May 30 , 1981 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League ( NFL ) for five seasons during the early 2000s . Jacobs played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter , he played professionally for the Washington Redskins , San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos of the NFL . Early years . Jacobs was born in Tallahassee , Florida in 1981 . He attended Florida A & M University ' s Developmental Research High School in Tallahassee , and played high school football for the FAMU DRS Rattlers . He was named to PrepStar ' s high school All - America team . He caught thirty - seven passes for 685 yards and six touchdowns as a senior . As a junior , he caught thirty - three passes for 708 yards and eleven touchdowns and rushed for 362 yards . He was also an outstanding baseball player and gifted track athlete . In 1999 , he clocked automatic times of 10 . 50 and 22 . 05 seconds , respectively , in the 100 - meter and 200 - meter dash finals at the Florida Class 1A track and field championship meet . College career . Jacobs received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook ' s Florida Gators football team from 1999 to 2002 . In 1999 , Jacobs was the only true freshman wide receiver to play , appearing in ten of twelve games including the Citrus Bowl . As a sophomore in 2000 , he played in all twelve regular - season games with five starts , and recorded seventeen reception s for 198 yards and two touchdowns . As a junior in 2001 , Jacobs played in all twelve games with three starts including the Orange Bowl , and posted thirty - eight catches for 712 yards and seven touchdowns . As a senior team captain in 2002 , Jacobs was Florida ' s most productive receiver — he finished with seventy - one reception s for 1 , 088 yards , an average of 98 . 8 receiving yards per game , and had four 100 - yard receiving games . He started all eleven games , was one of ten semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award , was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection , and played in the Senior Bowl and the Hula Bowl all - star games . Jacobs returned to the University of Florida after his NFL career was over , and completed his bachelor ' s degree in sociology in 2009 . Professional career . The Washington Redskins , led by Jacob ' s former head coach at Florida , Steve Spurrier , selected Jacobs in the second round ( forty - fourth pick overall ) in the 2003 NFL Draft , and he played for the Redskins from to . Jacobs saw limited playing time as he struggled through a series of injuries in his rookie season in 2003 . He finished his rookie campaign with eight games played , three catches for 37 yards and a touchdown . In 2004 , he appeared in 15 games with four starts . He logged 16 catches for 178 yards , an 11 . 1 yards per catch average , with a long of 45 . Jacobs was traded to the San Francisco 49ers on August 14 , 2006 for Mike Rumph , and released on October 2 , 2007 . He was signed by the Denver Broncos on November 6 , 2007 , and released on August 26 , 2008 .