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Zac Taylor

Zachary William Taylor (born May 10, 1983) is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Deacons, Butler Grizzlies, and Nebraska Cornhuskers before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2007 as an undrafted free agent. Taylor was named Cincinnati's head coach in 2019, where he went 6–25–1 in his first two years. In 2021, Taylor led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, en route to an appearance in Super Bowl LVI. Taylor followed this up with 12 wins and a trip to the AFC Championship Game in 2022. During his time with the Bengals, Taylor has won five postseason games, matching the franchise total prior to his hiring as head coach.

Infobox

Title
Head coach
Born
(1983-05-10) May 10, 1983 (age 42)Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
210 lb (95 kg)
High school
Norman
College
Wake Forest (2002–2003)Butler (KS) (2004)Nebraska (2005–2006)
NFL draft
2007: undrafted
Position
Quarterback
Regular season
50–61–1 (.451)
Postseason
5–2 (.714)
Career
55–63–1 (.466)

Tables

· College career › Statistics
GP
GP
Season
GP
Games
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Passing
Pct
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Rushing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Season
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2002
2002
Season
2002
Games
0
Games
0
Games
Passing
Redshirted
2003
2003
Season
2003
Games
3
Games
0
Games
0–0
Passing
1
Passing
1
Passing
3
Passing
100.0
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
125.2
Rushing
3
Rushing
9
Rushing
3.0
Rushing
0
Butler Grizzlies
Butler Grizzlies
Season
Butler Grizzlies
2004
2004
Season
2004
Games
10
Games
10
Games
10–0
Passing
172
Passing
274
Passing
2,682
Passing
62.8
Passing
27
Passing
8
Passing
171.7
Rushing
26
Rushing
−60
Rushing
−2.3
Rushing
0
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Season
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2005
2005
Season
2005
Games
12
Games
12
Games
8–4
Passing
237
Passing
430
Passing
2,653
Passing
55.1
Passing
19
Passing
12
Passing
115.9
Rushing
76
Rushing
−41
Rushing
−0.5
Rushing
1
2006
2006
Season
2006
Games
14
Games
14
Games
9–5
Passing
233
Passing
391
Passing
3,197
Passing
59.6
Passing
26
Passing
8
Passing
146.1
Rushing
60
Rushing
−32
Rushing
−0.5
Rushing
1
Totals
Totals
Season
Totals
Games
29
Games
26
Games
17–9
Passing
470
Passing
821
Passing
5,850
Passing
57.2
Passing
45
Passing
20
Passing
130.3
Rushing
139
Rushing
-64
Rushing
-0.5
Rushing
2
Season
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Yds
Pct
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2002
0
0
Redshirted
2003
3
0
0–0
1
1
3
100.0
0
0
125.2
3
9
3.0
0
Butler Grizzlies
2004
10
10
10–0
172
274
2,682
62.8
27
8
171.7
26
−60
−2.3
0
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2005
12
12
8–4
237
430
2,653
55.1
19
12
115.9
76
−41
−0.5
1
2006
14
14
9–5
233
391
3,197
59.6
26
8
146.1
60
−32
−0.5
1
Totals
29
26
17–9
470
821
5,850
57.2
45
20
130.3
139
-64
-0.5
2
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in(1.89 m)
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in(1.89 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in(1.89 m)
Weight
216 lb(98 kg)
Arm length
32 in(0.81 m)
Hand span
9 in(0.23 m)
40-yard dash
5.06 s
10-yard split
1.67 s
20-yard split
2.84 s
20-yard shuttle
4.60 s
Three-cone drill
7.39 s
Vertical jump
30.5 in(0.77 m)
Broad jump
9 ft 2 in(2.79 m)
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
mw- .mw- 6 ft 2+3⁄8 in(1.89 m)
216 lb(98 kg)
32 in(0.81 m)
9 in(0.23 m)
5.06 s
1.67 s
2.84 s
4.60 s
7.39 s
30.5 in(0.77 m)
9 ft 2 in(2.79 m)
All values from NFL Combine
· Head coaching record
Year
Year
Team
Year
Col 2
Won
Regular season
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Postseason
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
CIN
CIN
Team
CIN
Col 2
2019
Regular season
2
Regular season
14
Regular season
0
Regular season
125
Regular season
4th in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
CIN
CIN
Team
CIN
Col 2
2020
Regular season
4
Regular season
11
Regular season
1
Regular season
281
Regular season
4th in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
CIN
CIN
Team
CIN
Col 2
2021
Regular season
10
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
588
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
3
Postseason
1
Postseason
750
Postseason
Lost to Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI
CIN
CIN
Team
CIN
Col 2
2022
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC North
Postseason
2
Postseason
1
Postseason
667
Postseason
Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Championship Game
CIN
CIN
Team
CIN
Col 2
2023
Regular season
9
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
529
Regular season
4th in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
CIN
CIN
Team
CIN
Col 2
2024
Regular season
9
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
529
Regular season
3rd in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
CIN
CIN
Team
CIN
Col 2
2025
Regular season
4
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
307
Regular season
TBD in AFC North
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Total
Total
Team
Total
Col 2
50
Regular season
61
Regular season
1
Regular season
451
Regular season
5
Postseason
2
Postseason
714
Team
Regular season
Postseason
Year
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
CIN
2019
2
14
0
125
4th in AFC North
CIN
2020
4
11
1
281
4th in AFC North
CIN
2021
10
7
0
588
1st in AFC North
3
1
750
Lost to Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI
CIN
2022
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC North
2
1
667
Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Championship Game
CIN
2023
9
8
0
529
4th in AFC North
CIN
2024
9
8
0
529
3rd in AFC North
CIN
2025
4
9
0
307
TBD in AFC North
Total
50
61
1
451
5
2
714

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