HERB TAYLOR #75

Position	Tackle
Height	6-3
Weight	295
Years Experience	2
Birthdate	9/22/1984
Hometown	Houston, TX
College	TCU
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	2

Pro Career

Versatile offensive lineman can play either guard or tackle … Durable and consistent performer started every game of his collegiate career at TCU … Came on strong down the stretch as a rookie after joining the Chiefs as the club’s sixth-round selection (196th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft … Looks to continue his development in his second pro campaign … Began the season working primarily at guard, but moved his way into the playing rotation at the left tackle position at Detroit (12/23) ... Promptly made a key block on his first offensive action to pave the way for a RB Jackie Battle one-yard TD run … Developing performer could battle for a starting spot on the offensive line … Continued to improve his strength and agility during the Chiefs off-season program … Has played in two regular season contests.

Transactions: Signed a three-year contract with Kansas City (7/26/07) ... Entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick (196th overall) of Kansas City in 2007.

Games Played/Games Started: 2007 (2/0) — 2/0.

2007

Played in two games and was inactive for 11 contests … Played on special teams in his first NFL game vs. San Diego (12/2) ... Saw action at left tackle for injured Damion McIntosh at Detroit (12/23).

College Bio

Started 48 consecutive games at TCU, opening 36 games at right tackle and 12 contests at left tackle … His 48 career starts are the most by any player in Horned Frog history … Opened all 12 games at left tackle as a senior in 2006 … Moved from right tackle to left tackle prior to his senior campaign … Earned first-team All-Mountain West honors … Started all 12 games at right tackle his junior season in 2005 … Named first-team All-Mountain West and earned TCU Player of the Week Honors at Oklahoma State … Opened all 11 games at right tackle as a sophomore in 2004 … Started all 13 games at right tackle in 2003 as a redshirt freshman … Earned Conference USA All-Freshman team honors and received honorable mention freshman All-America accolades … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2002 … Majored in Advertising/Public Relations with a minor in Social Work at TCU.

Personal Bio

• Was a two-time all-district performer in football at Hightower High School in Houston, Texas.

• Selected to the All-Greater Houston Team.

• Earned third-team all-state honors.

• Was a member of the Houston Chronicle and Lubbock Avalanche Journal Texas Top 100.

• Also lettered in baseball and track.

• Is unable to wear contact lenses and instead utilizes prescription sunglasses to see the field more clearly and protect his eyes from bright sunlight during games.

• Served as an intern with the Legacy Financial Group during the 2008 off-season.

• Full name: Herbert Reginald Taylor II.

• Single, resides in Kansas City, Missouri.