Kitrick Taylor

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Kitrick Taylor

| number = 82, 49, 85, 42

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|07|22}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 181

| high_school = Pomona (CA)

| college = Washington State

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 128

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}})
• Atlanta Falcons (1989)*
• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1989}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1990|1991}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1992}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1993}})
• San Antonio Texans ({{CFL Year|1995}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Pac-10 (1985)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 36

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 414

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = TaylKi00

}}

Kitrick Lavell Taylor (born July 22, 1964) is an American former professional football player. A wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 to 1993, Taylor is probably best known for catching Brett Favre's first ever winning touchdown pass in the NFL, a 35-yard strike with thirteen seconds remaining to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 24–23 on September 20, 1992.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hbxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1xIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6009%2C6529760 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Silverstein |first=Tom |title=Packer late show a thriller |date=September 21, 1992 |page=1B }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mgsSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2723%2C86360 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Packers 24, Bengals 23 |date=September 21, 1992 |page=C2}}

From Pomona, California, Taylor played college football at Washington State University in Pullman under head coach Jim Walden. As a junior in 1985, he was All-Pac-10 as a punt returner,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=umlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3C4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5852%2C3481194 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=staff and wire reports |title=WSU's Mayes captures Pac-10 honor |date=November 27, 1985 |page=1C}} and was selected in fifth round of the 1987 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OlpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fu8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3231%2C6703122

|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Bergum |first=Steve |title=Reynolds goes in 2nd round |date=April 29, 1987 |page=D1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rJMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1936%2C3398384 |work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |title=Four Cougars go in football draft |date=April 29, 1987 |page=6}}{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Taylor was a wide receiver and played on special teams for the Chiefs in 1988. He played for the New England Patriots in 1989 and the San Diego Chargers in 1990 and 1991. Taylor was with the Green Bay Packers in 1992 and finished his career with the Denver Broncos in 1993. He totaled 414 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in his six-year career.

He also had a punt return for a touchdown while playing for the Chargers in the penultimate game of the 1990 season. It was against the visiting Chiefs on December 23 from 55 yards out, which tied the game early in the fourth quarter.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TKhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3608%2C2771122 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Chiefs nab playoff spot by beating Chargers 24-21 |date=December 24, 1990 |page=3B}}