Taylor Jacobs

Taylor Houser Jacobs (born May 30, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.

Early life

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. 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 receptions 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 receptions for 1,088 yards, an average of 98.8 receiving yards per game, and had four 100-yard receiving games.

Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins, led by Jacobs' former head coach at Florida, Steve Spurrier, selected Jacobs in the second round (forty-fourth pick overall) in the 2003 NFL draft. 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.

San Francisco 49ers Jacobs was traded to the San Francisco 49ers on August 14, 2006, for Mike Rumph, and released on October 2, 2007.

Denver Broncos Jacobs was signed by the Denver Broncos on November 6, 2007, and released on August 26, 2008.