Kareem Taylor

Kareem Taylor (born November 24, 1991) is an American football Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Notre Dame. The Jacksonville Jaguars selected him with the 14th overall pick in the 2014 NFLHC Draft.
==College Career==
Kareem Taylor committed to Notre Dame in 2009. He won the starting QB job before his senior season in 2013 after competing with fellow Fighting Irish QB Harold Simmons.
===2013===
Notre Dame had high expectations heading into the season being ranked #3 in the preseason. Kareem Taylor led Notre Dame to a 7-5 record with a win in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against South Carolina. Taylor's best game came against Houston in week 4 when he completed 25 passes on 27 attempts for 299 yards and 4 TD's.
===College statistics===
Year 	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing		Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing		Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving
Year 	GP 	GS 	Rating 	Comp 	Att 	Pct 	Yards 	TD 	Int 		Att 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 		Rec 	Yds 	Avg 	TD
2013 	12 	12 	182 	256 	384 	66.6 	2,818 	17 	3 		0 	0 	0 	0 		0 	0 	0 	0
Totals	12 	12 	182 	256 	384 	66.6 	2,818 	17 	3 		0 	0 	0 	0 		0 	0 	0 	0
==Professional Career==
====Measurables====
===Draft===
Draft analysts ranked Kareem Taylor as a first round pick in the inaugural 2014 NFLHC draft. Taylor was the 5th QB taken when the Jacksonville Jaguars selected him with the 14th overall pick. 
===Jacksonville Jaguars===
====2014====
Kareem Taylor was impressive for the Jaguars despite ending with a 3-8 record. He was selected for the 2014 Pro Bowl. 
===New Orleans Saints===
====2015====
Before the 2015 season, Kareem Taylor was traded to the New Orleans Saints for Allan Taylor, who was the #3 overall pick in the 2014 NFLHC draft. Taylor struggled in the new environment, ending the season with the third worst QB rating for a starting QB in the league. 
====2016====
After his disappointing 2016 season, the New Orleans Saints selected Aaron Deveraeux with the #9 pick in the 2016 NFLHC Draft. After the draft, Taylor became the backup QB and was placed on the trade block. He spent the 2016 season on the bench.
===Tennessee Titans===
====2017====
During the 2017 offseason, Kareem was traded to expansion team Tennessee Titans for the #33rd pick in the 2017 NFLHC Draft. Kareem struggled at the beginning of the season passing for 232 yards per game with 11 TD and 7 INTs in the first seven games. After Jim Otto's career-ending injury in week 7 on Monday Night Football, Taylor passed for 244 yards per game with 15 TD and 2 INTs. Kareem Taylor stated that Jim Otto's story inspired him to play to his potential because any game could be your last. Taylor finished 2nd in the Comeback Player of the Year award which was awarded to Jason Johnson. The Tennessee Titans used a 1 year, $11 million transition tag to retain Taylor for the 2018 season. 
===NFL Statistics===
====Regular season====
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Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Wins	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rating	Player Rating
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Wins	Comp 	Att 	Pct 	Yds 	YPA 	TD 	Int 	Att 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	Rating	Player Rating
2014 	JAX 	11 	11 	3 	167 	257 	65.0 	1,931 	7.51 	11 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	100.17	81
2015 	NO 	14 	14 	5 	191 	309 	62.0 	2,327 	7.53 	14 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0 	84.17 	84
2016 	NO 	1 	0 	0 	3 	3 	100 	45 	15.00 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	118.75	85
2017 	TEN 	16 	16 	8 	290 	442 	65.6 	3,817 	8.64 	26 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0 	103.86	89
2018 	TEN 	15 	15 	8 	303 	496 	61.1 	3,889 	7.84 	26 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	97.25 	89
2019 	TEN 	16 	16 	1 	331 	537 	59.4 	4,190 	7.52 	25 	17 	0 	0 	0 	0 	85.20 	89
2020 	ARI 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.0 	0 	0.00 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.00 	89
Career	Career	73 	72 	25 	1,285 	2,044 	62.9 	16,199 	7.93 	102 	46 	0 	0 	0 	0 	94.8 	
===External Links===
Category:Quarterbacks
Category:Notre Dame football players