Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 21
- College
- Delaware State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 3, Pk 21
- College
- Delaware State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 121
- REC
- 347
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 5,598
- AVG
- 16.1
- TD
- 43
- LNG
- 97
- FD
- 153
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  SF | 12 | 9 | 0 | 151 | 16.8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 12 | 14 | 0 | 325 | 23.2 | 2 | 73 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 15 | 60 | 0 | 1,077 | 18.0 | 10 | 95 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 14 | 49 | 0 | 748 | 15.3 | 7 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 16 | 64 | 0 | 1,011 | 15.8 | 9 | 97 | 43 |
| 1992 | SF | 9 | 25 | 0 | 428 | 17.1 | 3 | 54 | 18 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 56 | 0 | 940 | 16.8 | 5 | 76 | 46 |
| 1994 | SF | 15 | 41 | 0 | 531 | 13.0 | 5 | 35 | 29 |
| 1995 | SF | 12 | 29 | 0 | 387 | 13.3 | 2 | 40 | 17 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- REC
- 46
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 734
- AVG
- 16.0
- TD
- 6
- LNG
- 61
- FD
- 16
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 121
- REC
- 2.9
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 46.3
- AVG
- 16.1
- TD
- 0.4
- LNG
- 97
- FD
- 1.3
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SF | 12 | 0.8 | 0 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | 27.1 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 73 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | 15 | 4 | 0 | 71.8 | 18.0 | 0.7 | 95 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 53.4 | 15.3 | 0.5 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | SF | 16 | 4 | 0 | 63.2 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 97 | 2.7 |
| 1992 | SF | 9 | 2.8 | 0 | 47.6 | 17.1 | 0.3 | 54 | 2 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 3.5 | 0 | 58.8 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 76 | 2.9 |
| 1994 | SF | 15 | 2.7 | 0 | 35.4 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.9 |
| 1995 | SF | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 32.3 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 40 | 1.4 |
What were John Taylor's career stats?
John Taylor played 9 seasons for the 49ers. He had 347 receptions for 5,598 yards and 43 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1991: 64 receptions, 1,011 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1987 to 1995
Championships ×3
- 1988 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1989 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
- 1994 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers
All-time career rank
- 176th in receiving yards (5,598)
- 294th in receptions (347)
Among the 3,435 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on John Taylor
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