Otis Taylor
Otis Taylor Jr.
Born: August 11, 1942
Houston, TX USA
Deceased: March 9, 2023
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Prairie View
High School: Evan Edward Worthing (Houston, TX)
Career: 1965-1975
Drafted: 1965 in Round 15, #203 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Drafted: 1965 in Round 4, #29 overall (AFL) by the Kansas City Chiefs
Otis Taylor played from 1965 to 1975 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Taylor caught 410 passes for 7,306 yards and 57 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 24 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 30 | 1 |
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| AFL | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 30 | 2 | |
| NFL | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 25 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 161 | 5.4 | 30 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 26 | 446 | 17.2 | 48 | 5 |
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 58 | 1297 | 22.4 | 89 | 8 |
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 59 | 958 | 16.2 | 71 | 11 |
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 420 | 21.0 | 67 | 4 |
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 41 | 696 | 17.0 | 79 | 7 |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 34 | 618 | 18.2 | 59 | 3 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 57 | 1110 | 19.5 | 82 | 7 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 57 | 821 | 14.4 | 44 | 6 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 34 | 565 | 16.6 | 46 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 375 | 15.6 | 64 | 2 |
| AFL | 204 | 3817 | 18.7 | 89 | 35 | |
| NFL | 206 | 3489 | 16.9 | 82 | 22 | |
| Totals | 410 | 7306 | 17.8 | 89 | 57 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| AFL | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | |
| NFL | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
| Totals | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 |
Honors
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
