Brad Taylor

Brad Taylor (born November 2, 1962) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Rough Riders. He played high school football at Danville High School in Danville, Arkansas, and led the team to a state-title winning undefeated 14–0 season his senior year. He then played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 1981 to 1984 as a quarterback, punter, and placekicker. He set school career records in total offense and passing yards. Taylor played in the CFL from 1985 to 1987, mostly in a backup role. He was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.

Early life Brad Taylor was born on November 2, 1962, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Overall in 1981, Taylor played in 11 games (three starts) while completing 53 of 99 passes (53.5%) for 726 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions, and rushing for 131 yards and one touchdown.

Taylor split time with Jones in 1982, with head coach Lou Holtz stating, "We don't have any strict rules regarding who plays when, except that Jones will start and Taylor will play a lot." Overall in 1983, he recorded totals of 139 completions on 257 passing attempts (54.1%) for 1,837 yards, nine touchdowns, and eight interceptions, three rushing touchdowns, 38 punts for 1,639 yards (a 43.1 average), 14 of 22 field goals, and 16 of 17 extra points. Taylor set school career records for total offense and passing yards.

Professional career After going unselected in the 1985 NFL draft, Taylor signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Taylor spent most of the 1985 season on the reserve list, only dressing for two games and attempting six passes. He dressed in all 18 games in 1986 as the third-string quarterback behind Damon Allen and Matt Dunigan, completing eight of 13 passes for 201 yards and one interception.

In order to receive more playing time, Taylor requested a trade. On February 23, 1987, the Eskimos traded Taylor, Dave Ridgway, and a 1987 CFL draft pick to the Montreal Alouettes for Trevor Bowles. The Alouettes folded before the start of the 1987 season. However, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers claimed Taylor before he cleared waivers. He was placed on Winnipeg's reserve list on July 9, 1987. On August 7, 1987, he was released by the Blue Bombers due to a personal matter.

Taylor received offers from both the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders. Ottawa then released Collier, so Taylor signed with them on August 25, 1987. Taylor started the October 8 game against the Argonauts but was relieved by Todd Dillon after the first quarter. Taylor dressed in seven games overall for Ottawa in 1987, recording 20 completions on 54 passing attempts (37.0%) for 290 yards and three interceptions.

Career statistics

CFL

- ALIGN="center" 1985 EDM 2 0 — 3 6 50.0 26 4.3 0 0 61.8 0 0 0 0

1986 EDM 18 0 0–0 8 13 61.5 201 15.5 0 1 73.4 3 10 3.3 0 - ALIGN="center" 1987 OTT 7 1 0–1 20 54 37.0 290 5.4 0 3 32.2 1 5 5.0 0