AT STANFORD: Talented third-year player coming off a 1,000-yard season as a sophomore...headlines a deep Cardinal ground game that compiled the second-highest rushing total in school history a year ago...will again team with fifth-year senior Jeremy Stewart, junior Tyler Gaffney and sophomore Anthony Wilkerson to form one of the top rushing attacks in the Pac-12 Conference.
2010 (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection...led a Stanford ground game that averaged 213.8 yards and compiled the second-highest rushing total in school history with 2,779 yards...led the team with 1,137 yards on 223 carries (5.1)...became the first Stanford sophomore to rush for 1,000 yards since Darrin Nelson (1,061) in 1978....was just the sixth back in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season, joining Nelson (1977, '78, '81), Brad Muster (1986), Jon Volpe (1988), Tommy Vardell (1991) and Toby Gerhart (2008 and '09)...finished with 15 rushing touchdowns, which were tied for third on Stanford's all-time single-season list ...had seven, 100-yard games on the year, including a season-best 142 yard effort against Washington State...became just the second back in school history to rush for 100 yards in five straight games when he accomplished the feat against Notre Dame (108), Oregon (113), USC (104), Washington State (142) and Washington (104), joining Gerhart, who closed out his career with seven consecutive 100-yard games...averaged 114.2 yards during that stretch...also caught 28 passes for 266 yards and one touchdown...rushed for 21 yards on five carries in the season opener against Sacramento State...was on the receiving end of a 59-yard touchdown pass from Luck at the 2:20 mark of the first quarter...carried 20 times for 81 yards in Stanford's 35-0 victory at UCLA...finished with 60 yards on eight carries and one TD against Wake Forest...scored his first rushing touchdown of the season on a nine-yard run at the 12:59 mark of the third quarter...went over the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career at Notre Dame...totaled 108 yards in a workmanlike performance in which his longest rush was nine yards...broke off a then-season long 44-yard run for a touchdown at the 1:08 mark of the first quarter against Oregon...finished with 104 yards and one TD on 23 carries against USC...carried over from one yard out at the 5:39 mark of the third quarter to give Stanford a 21-14 lead...also ran for 31 yards on a second-quarter carry...ran for 21 yards in Stanford's game-winning drive, including a 16-yard scamper down to the Trojan 31-yard line...ran for a career high 12 yards and two TDs on 27 carries against Washington State...rushing yardage tied for the 45th-highest single-game rushing total in school history...recorded his fifth straight 100-yard game at Washington, finishing with 104 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries...scored TDs on runs of two and three yards...was held under 100 yards in his next three games against Arizona (82), Arizona State (39) and Cal (59)...however, rushed for four touchdowns against Arizona, tying a school single-game record...also ran for three scores in Stanford's 48-14 victory over Cal in the Big Game...chalked up his sixth 100-yard game of the season against Oregon State, finishing with 115 yards on just 14 carries...broke off a 62-yard touchdown run at the 5:16 mark of the third quarter...ran for 114 yards on 13 carries in Stanford's Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech...broke off a 56-yard gainer on a first-and-10 play from the Stanford three-yard line at the 6:18 mark of the third quarter...quarterback Andrew Luck connected with Coby Fleener for a 41-yard touchdown pass on the very next play to give the Cardinal a 26-12 lead.
2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games in his first year at Stanford...carried 56 times for 303 yards (5.4) to rank as the team's third leading rusher behind Gerhart and Luck...had two rushing touchdowns on the year, against Washington and Arizona State...also caught three passes for 43 yards...first career touchdown came on a one-yard carry at the 2:41 mark of the second quarter against Washington that gave Stanford a 24-14 lead...totaled 31 yards on six carries against UCLA...carried six times for 63 yards and one touchdown against Arizona State...rushed for his second TD of the season at the 7:57 mark of the fourth quarter on a season-long 33-yard run...carried eight times for 62 yards in Stanford's 55-21 win over USC on Nov. 14...helped the Cardinal gain 325 yards on the day, which ranked as the sixth-best team rushing performance in school history...finished with 35 yards on a season-high 12 carries against Notre Dame.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Mansfield (Texas) High School...played for head coach Jeff Hulme...four-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout.com...rated as the 20th-best running back prospect in the nation by Rivals.com and 21st by SuperPrep Magazine...earned PrepStar All-America honors...rushed for school career-record 4,792 yards and also set a school standard with 67 rushing touchdowns during his three-year varsity career...rushed for a school single-season record 2,463 yards and 33 touchdowns and had 12 receptions for 168 yards and two TDs as a senior...helped Mansfield to the third round of the state playoffs, the school's best playoff run in its 100-year history...outstanding junior campaign netted 1,586 yards and 21 touchdowns to go along with 19 receptions for 231 yards and four TDs...rushed for 743 yards and six touchdowns in his first varsity season in 2006...first team all-state 5A selection...2008 Texas Super Team's Offensive Player of the Year...earned Fort Worth Star-Telegram Player of the Year honors...District 4-5A Offensive MVP...2008 All-Super Team first team selection by the Dallas Morning News...2007 District 4-5A MVP and earned honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior...first team Super Team selection by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News following his junior campaign...also lettered in basketball...received academic all-district honors and a proclamation from the mayor of Mansfield for his success on and off the football field...parents are Oberian and Skyla Taylor...oldest of two children...hobbies include making videos and writing songs...born in Arlington, Texas ...full name is Stepfan Christopher Lee Taylor...majoring in science, technology and society.
CAREER STATISTICS
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Career Highs Rushing Rushing Attempts: 28 at Notre Dame, 2010 Rushing Yards: 142 vs. Washington State, 2010 Rushing Touchdowns: 4 vs. Arizona, 2010 Long: 62 vs. Oregon State, 2010
Receiving Receptions: 8 at Oregon, 2010 Receiving Yards: 68 at Oregon, 2010 TD Receptions: 1 vs. Sacramento State, 2010 Longest Reception: 59 vs. Sacramento State, 2010
