2022 SEASON: Appeared in 14 games, seeing time on offense and special teams...Had 10 carries for 31 yards (3.1 avg.) along with a 17-yard reception…Registered two tackles on special teams…Was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster in Week 2 vs. Chicago and then was signed to the active roster on Sept. 24…Was released on Nov. 1, signed to the practice squad on Nov. 3 and then was signed to the 53-man roster again on Nov. 15...Was released on Nov. 23, re-signed to the practice squad on Nov. 25, elevated to the active roster on both Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, and then was signed to the active roster on Dec. 19…Vs. New England (Oct. 2): Appeared on 11 plays on special teams and registered a tackle…At Buffalo (Oct. 30): Played on seven snaps on special teams and recorded a tackle…At Chicago (Dec. 4): Played six snaps on offense and eight on special teams, carrying the ball once for 6 yards…Vs. L.A. Rams (Dec. 19): Appeared on nine plays on offense and five on special teams, picking up 15 yards on four carries (3.8 avg.)…At Miami (Dec. 25): Played five snaps on offense and seven on special teams. Had a career-long reception on Green Bay's opening drive of the second half, hauling in a short pass from QB Aaron Rodgers and taking it down the sideline for a 17-yard pickup to the Miami 38 to convert a third-and-9…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 1): Rushed for 10 yards on five carries (2.0 avg.) in 12 snaps of work on offense.
2021: Appeared in nine games for the Packers and posted 23 carries for 89 yards (3.9 avg.) and a TD along with two receptions for 3 yards (1.5 avg.)…Was signed to the active roster on Nov. 4 after spending the first eight games of the season on the Packers' practice squad…At Kansas City (Nov. 7): Made his NFL debut, appearing on eight plays on special teams…Vs. Seattle (Nov. 14): Posted the first carries of his NFL career, picking up 7 yards on two attempts (3.5 avg.) in the fourth quarter…At Detroit (Jan. 9): Saw his most significant action as a pro, appearing on 31 snaps and posting a career-high 11 carries for a career-best 53 yards (4.8 avg.) and a TD. Scored his first NFL touchdown when he got in the end zone from 1 yard out early in the fourth quarter.
2020: Spent the entire season on the reserve/non-football injury list after being placed there on Sept. 5, 2020…2020 Draft: Signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 30.
COLLEGE: Played in 45 games with four starts for the Tigers and finished his career with 2,884 rushing yards and 36 TDs on 536 carries (5.4 avg.)…Finished his career ranked No. 3 in school history in rushing yards, tied for No. 2 in rushing TDs, No. 4 in carries, tied for No. 5 in yards per carry, No. 5 in all-purpose yards (3,322) and tied for No. 4 in 100-yard rushing games (11)…Added 55 receptions for 434 yards (7.9 avg.) and three TDs…Was a three-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection…Earned his degree in business management…Senior season (2019): Was limited to just six games with one start after suffering an injury in the season opener, but finished as the team's third-leading rusher with 350 yards and five TDs on 78 attempts (4.5 avg.)…Posted a season-high 128 yards and a TD on 27 carries (4.7 avg.) in the season opener vs. Ole Miss (Aug. 31), but sustained a foot injury that would sideline him for the next eight games…Rushed for 95 yards and a season-best three TDs on 17 attempts (5.6 avg.) at South Florida (Nov. 23)…Registered 50 yards and a TD on eight carries (6.3 avg.) vs. Penn State in the Cotton Bowl (Dec. 28)…Junior season (2018): Played in all 14 games with one start, ranking No. 2 on the team with a career-high 1,122 yards and a career-best 16 TDs on 208 carries (5.4 avg.) as he posted five 100-yard rushing games…Was tied for No. 9 in the country in rushing TDs and tied for No. 7 with 18 total TDs…Became just the fourth RB in school history to register a 1,000-yard rushing season…Added 17 receptions for 197 yards (11.6 avg.) and two TDs…Registered a career-long 75-yard TD catch in the opener vs. Mercer (Sept. 1)…Posted a career-high 161 yards and a season-high three TDs on 11 carries (14.6 avg.) vs. Connecticut (Oct. 6)…Racked up 128 yards and two TDs on 19 carries (6.7 avg.) vs. Houston (Nov. 23)…Posted 118 yards and a TD on 15 attempts (7.9 avg.) at Central Florida (Dec. 1), highlighted by a career-long 70-yard TD run…Sophomore season (2017): Appeared in all 13 contests with two starts, ranking No. 2 on the team with 866 yards and a team-high 13 TDs on a team-leading 157 carries (5.5 avg.)…Added a career-best 19 catches for 148 yards (7.8 avg.) and a TD…Posted a season-high 131 yards on 15 carries (8.7 avg.) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Aug. 31), highlighted by a season-long 66-yard TD run…Tied the single-game school record with a career-high four rushing TDs at Houston (Oct. 19), with all four coming in the second half…Registered 112 yards on 18 attempts (6.2 avg.) vs. SMU (Nov. 18), with TD runs of 41 and 60 yards…Recorded 127 yards and two TDs on just six attempts (21.2 avg.) vs. East Carolina (Nov. 25)…Freshman season (2016): Played in all 13 games and finished as the team's second-leading rusher with 546 yards and two TDs on 93 carries (5.9 avg.)…Added 11 receptions for 37 yards (3.4 avg.)…Rushed for 86 yards on seven attempts (12.3 avg.) vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 3) in his collegiate debut, highlighted by a season-long 51-yard run…Posted a season-high 92 yards on 15 attempts (6.1 avg.) vs. Tulsa (Oct. 29).
PERSONAL: Given name Patrick O'Neal Taylor Jr. …Born in Harvey, La. …His father, Patrick, played on the offensive line at Nicholls State…His sister, Nadia, played for the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch League and played softball at the University of Texas…His cousin, Coye' Fairman, played WR at the University of Memphis…High school: Rushed for 1,431 yards and 20 TDs on 214 carries (6.7 avg.) as a senior in 2015 at Atascocita High School (Humble, Texas), earning first-team All-District 16-6A honors…Had eight 100-yard rushing games, including two 200-yard performances, as he helped lead the Eagles to the Class 6A Region 2 title game, the first team from the Humble Independent School District to reach the fourth round of the Texas state playoffs since 1995…Ran for a career-high 281 yards and four TDs in a second-round playoff win over Cedar Ridge High…Rushed for 708 yards and nine TDs on 108 carries (6.6 avg.) as a junior in 2014…Also lettered in track three times, participating in the 4x100-, 4x200- and 100-meter events.