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Taylor Stallworth
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Stallworth with the New Orleans Saints in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-18) August 18, 1995 (age 29)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Murphy (Mobile, Alabama)
College:South Carolina (2014–2017)
Position:Defensive tackle
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:52
Sacks:4.5
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Taylor Joseph Stallworth (born August 18, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, and Washington Commanders.

Early life

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Stallworth was born and grew up in Mobile, Alabama and attended Murphy High School. As a junior, he registered 85 tackles and 10.5 sacks. He was named All-State and played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game after recording 53 tackles, four sacks and 12 tackles for loss in his senior season.[1] Stallworth committed to play college football at South Carolina over offers from Arkansas, Minnesota, Tennessee, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Southern Miss and Tulane.[2]

College career

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Stallworth played four seasons with the South Carolina Gamecocks, becoming a starter for the team during his sophomore year. As a junior, his first full year as a starter, Stallworth tallied 41 tackles (three for loss) and a sack.[3] He made 30 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and had two pass breakups as a senior.[4] Over the course of his career Stallworth had 87 tackles, a sack and 12 quarterback hurries in 41 games (31 starts).[5]

Professional career

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New Orleans Saints

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Stallworth signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2018.[6] He made the Saints' 53-man roster out of training camp after a solid performance during the preseason.[7] Taylor made his NFL debut on September 15, 2018, against the Cleveland Browns.[8] He recorded his first career sack on November 29, 2018, in the Saints' 13–10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.[9] In his rookie season, Stallworth recorded eight tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery in 14 regular season games played and five tackles and a QB hit in two playoff games.[10]

Stallworth was waived by the Saints on September 17, 2019, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later after clearing waivers.[11][12] Stallworth was promoted back up to the active roster on December 16, 2019.[13] He finished the season with eight tackles in four regular season games and one tackle in the Saints' Divisional Round Playoff game.[14] He was waived on August 3, 2020.[15]

Indianapolis Colts

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On August 10, 2020, Stallworth signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[16] On January 10, 2021, Stallworth signed a one-year extension with the Colts.[17]

Kansas City Chiefs

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Stallworth signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 5, 2022.[18] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2022, but then was released on December 6, 2022.[21]

Houston Texans

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On December 7, 2022, Stallworth was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[22] Stallworth was placed on season–ending injured reserve on December 17.[23] On February 28, 2023, Stallworth re–signed with the Texans on a one–year contract.[24] He was placed on injured reserve on May 18 and released with an injury settlement on May 30.[25]

Carolina Panthers

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On June 29, 2023, Stallworth signed with the Carolina Panthers.[26] On August 29, 2023, he was released for final roster cuts, but signed to the Panthers' practice squad the following day.[27][28] He was released on September 11.[29]

Houston Texans (second stint)

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On October 4, 2023, Stallworth was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad, but was released three days later.[30][31]

Tennessee Titans

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On October 9, 2023, Stallworth was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad, and signed to the active roster five days later.[32][33] He was placed on injured reserve on October 25.[34] He was released on November 14, 2023.[35]

San Francisco 49ers

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On December 21, 2023, Stallworth was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad,[36] but was released few days later.[37]

Washington Commanders

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Stallworth signed with the Washington Commanders on August 4, 2024.[38] He was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2024, and released with an injury settlement on September 5, 2024.[39]

NFL statistics

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Year Team GP GS COMB SOLO AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2018 NO 14 0 8 6 2 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 NO 4 0 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 IND 16 1 12 5 7 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 IND 16 1 16 11 5 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2022 KC 6 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 57 2 52 30 22 4.5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

References

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  1. ^ Inabinett, Mark (May 10, 2019). "Murphy High School honors New Orleans Saints' Taylor Stallworth". AL.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Newhouse, Stephen (February 11, 2014). "'His motor doesn't stop': Stallworth praised for work ethic". The State. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Breiner, Ben (February 25, 2017). "Finally healthy, USC's Taylor Stallworth has big plans for 2017". The State. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Peloquin, Steve (May 9, 2018). "Saints Waive Sae Tautu/Sign Taylor Stallworth". ESPN1420.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Kendall, Josh (May 3, 2018). "After 'stressful' NFL Draft, Stallworth happy to be headed (close to) home". The State. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Morale III, Amos (May 8, 2018). "Saints waive linebacker Sae Tautu, sign rookie free agent Taylor Stallworth". The Times-Picayune. NOLA.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Erickson, Joel (September 1, 2018). "Undrafted Saints rookie Taylor Stallworth makes second dream come true by following his own path". The Advocate. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Hadley, Greg (September 17, 2018). "Gamecocks in the NFL: Melvin Ingram skips his way to terrorizing rookie QB". The State. www.thestate.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Inabinett, Mark (November 29, 2018). "Dallas Cowboys' defense ends New Orleans Saints' winning streak". AL.com. Advance Media Southeast. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Taylor Stallworth 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Saints cutting Taylor Stallworth". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. September 17, 2019.
  12. ^ Sigler, John (September 19, 2019). "DT Taylor Stallworth re-signs with Saints practice squad". Saints Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  13. ^ Sigler, John (December 16, 2019). "Saints make several roster moves before MNF game vs. Colts". Saints Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  14. ^ Inabinett, Mark (February 18, 2020). "Alabama Roots: 154 NFL players in the 2019 season". AL.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "New Orleans Saints sign Bennie Fowler and waive Taylor Stallworth". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Colts Sign Free Agent DT Taylor Stallworth". Colts.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  17. ^ A. Erickson, Joel (January 10, 2021). "Colts sign Ashton Dulin, Taylor Stallworth to extensions, add 20 players for future". IndyStar. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Chiefs are signing former Colts DT Taylor Stallworth". USAToday.com.
  19. ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves to Meet NFL-Mandated 53 Players". Chiefs.com. August 30, 2022.
  20. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Practice Squad Tracker". SI.com. August 31, 2022.
  21. ^ Derrick, Matt (October 12, 2022). "Chiefs Promote DT Taylor Stallworth, Sign RB Wayne Gallman to Practice Squad". ChiefsDigest.com. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  22. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-7-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. December 7, 2022.
  23. ^ "BREAKING: Texans place RB Dameon Pierce, CB Derek Stingley Jr. on IR". battleredblog.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  24. ^ "Texans re-sign defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth". click2houston.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  25. ^ "NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Tuesday, May 30". NFL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  26. ^ "Panthers signing DT Taylor Stallworth". pantherswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  27. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Panthers get to 53-man roster with three more moves". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  28. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 30, 2023). "Panthers add 11 players to the practice squad". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  29. ^ Gantt, Darin (September 11, 2023). "Panthers fill out 53-man roster, make practice squad moves". Panthers.com.
  30. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-4-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. October 4, 2023.
  31. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-7-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. October 7, 2023.
  32. ^ "Titans add two to practice squad among 4 moves". Titans Wire. USA Today. October 10, 2023.
  33. ^ Simmons, Myles (October 14, 2023). "Titans sign Shyheim Carter, Taylor Stallworth to 53-man roster". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  34. ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 25, 2023). "Titans Claim Safety K'Von Wallace Off Waivers From Cardinals". TennesseeTitans.com.
  35. ^ Grindley, Wyatt (November 14, 2023). "Titans Releasing DT Taylor Stallworth From IR". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  36. ^ "49ers Promote RB to the Active Roster, Sign DL to the Practice Squad". 49ers.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  37. ^ "49ers Waive a Wide Receiver; Release a DL from the Practice Squad". 49ers.com. December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  38. ^ Alper, Josh. "Commanders sign Taylor Stallworth". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  39. ^ Selby, Zach (August 27, 2024). "Commanders release 34 players; place 3 on IR, 1 on PUP list". commanders.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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