- Has opened games at three different spots on the offensive line during his seven-year career (46 at left guard, two at left tackle, one at right guard). Started all 45 games he played in during the 2016-18 seasons, the most by a Green Bay player over that span.
- In three seasons as a full-time starter (2016-18), helped the Packers rank No. 1 in the NFL over that span with an average of 4.66 yards per carry, the best three-year mark by the team since 1961-63 (4.72 avg.).
- Was limited to just two games in 2019, sustaining a biceps injury in practice on Sept. 19 that would end his season.
- Helped clear holes for RB Aaron Jones in 2018, who became the first Packer to lead the league in yards per carry (5.47) since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.
- Part of an offense that posted 500-plus yards in three games in 2018, tied for the most in a season in team history (1983).
- Started a career-high 16 contests at LG in 2016, one of three Green Bay linemen (David Bakhtiari, Bryan Bulaga) to open every game on the season.
- Was part of a line that helped the offense rank in the top 10 in several categories in '16, including points per game (No. 4, 27.0), yards per game (No. 8, 368.8) and first downs (No. 7, 349).
- Made his first career starts in 2015, opening at RG at Detroit in Week 13 in place of an injured T.J. Lang and at LG in Week 17 vs. Minnesota with Josh Sitton sliding to LT in place of an injured Bakhtiari.
- Appeared in all 16 games in 2014, seeing limited action on offense at both guard spots and as an extra lineman, and on special teams. Also played in both playoff contests.
- One of three rookie free agents to make Green Bay's opening-day roster in 2013, he went on to appear in 10 games that season.
- Played primarily on special teams but also saw limited action at right guard in his first season.
- Signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2013.
2019 SEASON: Started the first two games of the season at LG…Was placed on injured reserve (biceps) on Sept. 21 after sustaining the injury in practice on Sept. 19…At Chicago (Sept. 5): Started at LG and played all 64 snaps, helping to protect QB Aaron Rodgers as he connected on 18 of 30 passes for 203 yards and a TD with no INTs…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 15): Started at LG and appeared on 56 of 74 snaps with rookie G Elgton Jenkins rotating in for him periodically during the game. Helped clear holes for RB Jones to rush for 116 yards and a TD on 23 carries (5.0 avg.).
2018: Played in 15 games with 14 starts at LG...Helped the Packers rank No. 2 in the NFL in yards per carry (5.01) and giveaways (15), No. 1 in rushing first-down percentage (29.4) and No. 9 in net passing yards (264.9 ypg)...Helped clear holes for Jones, who became the first Packer to lead the league in yards per carry (5.47) since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978…Blocked for an offense that produced a single-season franchise-record seven games with 100-plus rushing yards on 25 or fewer attempts, tied with Miami for the most in the league on the season and tied for the most by an NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (also 1995 Detroit Lions)…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 9): Helped to protect Rodgers as he connected on 20 of 30 passes (66.7 percent) for 286 yards and three TDs with no INTs for a 130.7 passer rating. Part of a line that did not allow a sack in the second half as the Packers came back from 20 points down in the second half to beat the Bears, 24-23…At Detroit (Oct. 7): Blocked for an offense that racked up 521 yards of offense, the most by the Packers since Sept. 15, 2013, vs. Washington (580 yards). Protected Rodgers as he threw for 442 yards, the third most in a game in franchise history, and three TDs on 32-of-52 passing…Vs. San Francisco (Oct. 15): Blocked for Rodgers as he became the first QB in NFL history to record back-to-back 400-yard passing games with no INTs (425 yards and two TDs on 25-of-46 passing). Helped the Packers post 521 yards of offense, just the second time in franchise history (1983) that the team registered back-to-back 500-yard games...Vs. Miami (Nov. 11): Helped clear the way for the offense to rush for a season-high 195 yards and two TDs on just 25 carries (7.8 avg.). It marked just the third time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger that the Packers recorded 195-plus rushing yards on 25 or fewer carries (at St. Louis Cardinals, Sept. 29, 1985; at Chicago, Dec. 18, 2016). Helped the Packers post their franchise-record fourth straight outing with 100-plus rushing yards on 25 or fewer carries, just the third time since the merger that a team had accomplished that feat (Miami Dolphins, 2007; Dallas Cowboys, 2015-16). Blocked for Jones as he racked up a season-high 145 yards and a season-best two rushing TDs on only 15 carries (9.7 avg.), just the sixth Packer since 1950 to rush for 145-plus yards on 15 or fewer carries and the first since RB Ahman Green (15-163) vs. Dallas on Oct. 24, 2004…Vs. Atlanta (Dec. 9): Inactive (foot), just the second game of his career that he missed due to injury…At N.Y. Jets (Dec. 23): Started at LG, but left the game late in the first quarter with a knee injury after just seven snaps and did not return.
2017: Started all 15 games he appeared in, opening 13 at LG and two at LT…Helped the offense rank No. 3 in red-zone scoring (61.9 percent), No. 5 in yards per carry (4.47 avg.) and tied for No. 6 in 10-play drives (30)...Part of an offense that posted four 160-yard rushing games, tied for No. 7 in the NFL...Was not flagged for a penalty on the season…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 28): Started at LT for the first time in his career, opening in place of an injured Bakhtiari (hamstring), and helped to block for Rodgers as he threw a season-high four TD passes on 18-of-26 passing for 179 yards…At Dallas (Oct. 8): Started at LT for the second straight game, helping the offense rack up 160 rushing yards on 25 carries (6.4 avg.), highlighted by a 125-yard effort from Jones on 19 attempts (6.6 avg.). It marked just the second time in the past 14 seasons (Week 15 at Chicago in 2016) that the Packers rushed for 160-plus yards on 25 or fewer carries. Also helped protect Rodgers as he threw three TD passes, his third straight game with three-plus TD passes…Vs. New Orleans (Oct. 22): Inactive (ankle), his first game missed due to injury in his NFL career. Sustained the injury the previous game at Minnesota (Oct. 15)…At Chicago (Nov. 12): Part of an offense that rushed for 160 yards on 37 carries (4.3 avg.), the most rushing yards allowed by the Bears on the season to that point. Blocked LB Christian Jones to help spring RB Ty Montgomery on his 37-yard TD run early in the second quarter...At Pittsburgh (Nov. 26): Helped to protect QB Brett Hundley as he posted a career-high 134.3 passer rating by connecting on 17 of 26 passes for 245 yards and three TDs with no INTs…Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 3): Part of an offense that registered a season-high 199 rushing yards and two TDs on 29 carries (6.9 avg.), including a career-best 113 yards and a TD on 21 carries (5.4 avg.) from RB Jamaal Williams. Also helped Hundley rush for a career-high 66 yards, the first time in franchise history (since 1933) that the Packers had a 100-yard rusher and a QB rush for 65-plus yards in the same game...At Cleveland (Dec. 10): Helped protect Hundley as he was only sacked once on the afternoon and completed a career-high 35 of 46 passes (76.1 percent) for 265 yards and three TDs with no INTs for a 111.2 rating. Part of an offense that converted 8 of 10 third downs in the second half/overtime…At Carolina (Dec. 17): Blocked for Rodgers as he threw for 290 yards and three TDs with three INTs on 26-of-45 passing. Helped the Packers rush for 120 yards on 19 attempts (6.3 avg.), the team's first game with 120-plus rushing yards on fewer than 20 attempts since Oct. 18, 2015, vs. San Diego (17-133).
2016: Started all 16 games at LG, one of three Green Bay linemen (Bakhtiari, Bulaga) to open every contest...Was part of a line that helped the Packers rank in the top 10 in the NFL in points per game (No. 4, 27.0), yards per game (No. 8, 368.8), passing yards per game (No. 7, 262.4), yards per carry (No. 7, 4.55), third-down conversions (No. 2, 46.7), first downs (No. 7, 349), time of possession (No. 5, 31:14) and giveaways (t-No. 8, 17)…Also started all three postseason contests…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 25): Helped to clear the way for RB Eddie Lacy's season-high 103 yards rushing on just 17 carries (6.1 avg.). Also protected Rodgers as he threw four TD passes, with all of them coming in the first half…Vs. Chicago (Oct. 20): Started and appeared on all 87 plays, helping the offense record season highs for first downs (32) and time of possession (39:36). The first-down total was tied for the second-best single-game mark in franchise history and the time of possession was the best mark by Green Bay since Oct. 27, 2013, at Minnesota (40:54). Protected Rodgers as he completed a franchise-record 39 passes, including 10-plus passes to three different players (WRs Davante Adams, Randall Cobb and Ty Montgomery), only the second time in NFL history (New England Patriots, Nov. 13, 1994) that a team had accomplished that feat in a game…At Philadelphia (Nov. 28): Protected Rodgers as the line didn't allow a sack and provided time for him to complete 30 of 39 passes for 313 yards and two TDs for a 116.7 passer rating. Part of an offense that converted 10 of 14 third downs, a 71.4 conversion rate that was the best by an NFL team on the season…Vs. Seattle (Dec. 11): Helped protect Rodgers as he completed 18 of 23 passes for 246 yards and three TDs with no INTs for a 150.8 passer rating, the fourth-highest rating of his career. Part of a line that allowed just one sack, the third straight game with either one or zero sacks allowed, Green Bay's longest streak since a four-game stretch to end the 2014 season…At Chicago (Dec. 18): Started and played 59 of 61 snaps, missing the final two offensive plays due to a hip injury. Was part of an offense that racked up a season-best 451 total yards, highlighted by a season-high 226 yards rushing and three TDs on just 23 carries (9.8 avg.). The average of 9.8 yards per carry was the best in franchise history (since 1940) in games with 20-plus attempts, topping the previous high of 9.2 yards per carry at Washington on Oct. 10, 2010 (17 carries for 157 yards). The average per carry was also the second-best mark by an NFL team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger among teams with 20-plus attempts behind only the 11.0-yard average posted by the Cincinnati Bengals (37-407) vs. Denver on Oct. 22, 2000. Helped clear holes for Montgomery to rush for a career-high 162 yards and two TDs on 16 attempts (10.1 avg.), the best yardage output by a Green Bay player since RB Samkon Gado's 171-yard outing vs. Detroit on Dec. 11, 2005…At Detroit (Jan. 1): Helped the offense post 448 yards and 28 first downs as the Packers registered their fourth straight 30-point game, tied for the second-longest single-season streak in team history, and their fourth consecutive zero-giveaway game, tying the franchise record. Protected Rodgers as he was sacked just once on the evening and threw for 300 yards and four TDs on 27-of-39 passing with no INTs, his team-record seventh straight game without an INT. Helped clear holes for Green Bay's 153 yards rushing on 31 carries (4.9 avg.), the second-highest yardage output on the ground by the Packers on the season, with three players rushing for 40-plus yards…Vs. N.Y. Giants (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 8): Part of a line that helped protect Rodgers as he completed 25 of 40 passes for 362 yards and four TDs with no INTs for a 125.2 rating. Part of an offense that did not turn the ball over for the fifth straight game, the longest streak in team annals (including playoffs)…At Dallas (NFC Divisional, Jan. 15): Protected Rodgers as he became just the second QB in NFL history (Drew Brees, 2011) to throw for 350-plus yards in back-to-back games in a single postseason with 355 yards and two TDs on 28-of-43 passing. Part of an offense that posted 27 first downs, the third most by the Packers in a playoff game, and 413 total yards. Helped the offense rack up 34 points, the first time Green Bay had posted back-to-back 30-point games in the playoffs since the 1996 postseason (three straight). It marked the sixth straight game with 30-plus points, the longest streak by the Packers (including playoffs) since a seven-game streak in 1963.
2015: Played in four games with two starts, opening one game at LG and another at RG...Dressed, but did not play, in three other contests...Was inactive (healthy scratch) for the other nine games...Appeared in both playoff contests on special teams…At Detroit (Dec. 3): Started the first game of his NFL career, opening at RG in place of an injured Lang (shoulder). Played all 67 snaps and helped protect Rodgers as he threw for 273 yards and two TDs with one INT on 24-of-36 passing…At Arizona (Dec. 27): Appeared on seven plays on offense, playing six snaps at LG in place of Sitton (coach's decision) and one for Lang at RG on Green Bay's two-point conversion in the third quarter…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 3): Started at LG with Sitton moving to LT in place of an injured Bakhtiari (ankle), the first start of his career at LG. Helped protect Rodgers as he threw for 291 yards and a TD on 28-of-44 passing.
2014: Played in all 16 regular-season games and both playoff contests…Saw limited action at both guard spots and as an extra lineman…Also saw time on special teams…Vs. Minnesota (Oct. 2): Saw the most significant action of his career on offense to that point, appearing on 10 snaps at LG for Sitton (coach's decision) with the Packers holding a big lead. Entered the game with just over 10 minutes remaining…Vs. Carolina (Oct. 19): Played nine snaps at LG for Sitton (coach's decision) in the fourth quarter after the veteran departed with the Packers leading, 38-10…At New Orleans (Oct. 26): Saw the most extensive action of his career to that point, taking over at RG for Lang (ankle) following the first series of the game. Played 63 of 68 offensive snaps, helping protect Rodgers on his way to 418 yards on 28-of-39 passing, the second-best yardage output of his career and tied for the third-best single-game total in team history…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 9): Played 23 snaps at RG in the second half in place of Lang with the Packers holding a big lead. Helped the Packers rush for 66 yards on 12 carries (5.5 avg.) in the fourth quarter…Vs. Philadelphia (Nov. 16): Came in for Lang (coach's decision) midway through the fourth quarter with the Packers holding a sizable lead, and played 12 snaps at RG.
2013: Appeared in 10 games in his first season, seeing time primarily on special teams but also limited action at right guard…Was a gameday inactive (healthy scratch) for six regular-season contests and the team's playoff game…Vs. Detroit (Oct. 6): Made his NFL debut, appearing on special teams…At Minnesota (Oct. 27): Saw the first action of his career on offense when he took one snap as an extra blocker in the backfield in the second quarter…Vs. Philadelphia (Nov. 10): Was pressed into action at RG in the fourth quarter when injuries struck the offensive line. The unit lost starting C Evan Dietrich-Smith in the second quarter and RT Don Barclay in the fourth. Appeared on four offensive plays and also five snaps on special teams…At Detroit (Nov. 28): Played on special teams and also entered the game on offense late in the fourth quarter, taking a season-high nine snaps at RG…2013 Draft: Signed by Green Bay as an undrafted free agent on May 10.
COLLEGE: A four-year letterman for the Cowboys, he played in 50 games with 47 starts during his career at right guard…Keyed an offensive line that finished in the top 15 nationally in sacks allowed in all four of his seasons as a starter…Blocked for an offense that finished in the top three nationally in scoring in each of his final three seasons…Earned his degree in university studies…Senior season (2012): Was a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection by the coaches and also earned first-team All-Big 12 recognition from The Associated Press…Started all 13 games, did not allow a sack and surrendered just four QB pressures…Helped the offense lead the conference in scoring (45.7, No. 3 in the nation) and rank No. 2 in rushing offense (215.3) and total yards (547.0)…Led a line that allowed just 12 sacks on the season, No. 1 in the Big 12 and tied for No. 9 nationally…Junior season (2011): Played in all 13 games and started the final 12 contests…Was recognized by the coaches and AP as honorable mention All-Big 12…Did not allow a sack and led a line that surrendered just 12 sacks in 13 games, a total that ranked No. 3 in the conference and tied for No. 11 nationally…Helped the offense average 48.7 points per game, the best mark in the Big 12 and second best in the nation…Protected QB Brandon Weeden as he passed for a school-record 4,727 yards, the second-highest total in FBS that season…Also helped Weeden set single-season school records for passing TDs (37), completions (408) and completion percentage (72.3)…Sophomore season (2010): Started all 13 games, helping the Cowboys finish No. 3 nationally in scoring offense (44.2) and total offense (520.2) and No. 7 nationally in sacks allowed (10)…All three marks also led the Big 12…Led a line that helped WR Justin Blackmon set single-season school records with 1,782 receiving yards and 20 TD catches…Earned team offensive lineman of the week honors for his performance at Texas Tech (Oct. 16)…Redshirt freshman season (2009): Played in 11 games with 10 starts, helping the Cowboys lead the Big 12 in rushing for a fourth straight season (187.8 ypg)…Part of a line that allowed just 12 sacks, tied for No. 6 nationally…Made his first career start vs. Rice (Sept. 19).
PERSONAL: Given name Lane Dominick Taylor...Born in Arlington, Texas…He and his wife, Kasey, have three children…High school: Lettered two years in football and four years in track at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas…Earned Texas 5A honorable mention all-state recognition from AP as a senior…Community involvement: Was part of the United Way's annual Hometown Huddle project in 2014, helping to build a new playground in Clintonville, Wis. …Has participated in the Green Bay Packers Golf Invitational in Kohler, Wis. …Visited hospitals in the Stillwater area while he was in college…Residence: Aledo, Texas.
