Chester Taylor

Baltimore Ravens 207th pick

RB · Toledo · 2002–2011

151

Games

4,740

Rush Yards

Rush TD

299

Receptions

2,324

Rec Yards

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2002

Round

Round 6

Pick

207th overall

Team

Baltimore Ravens

Position

College

Toledo

Chester Taylor Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.
Ranks 3rd in the 2002 draft class in rushing yards (4,740).
Best statistical season: 2006 with MIN (1,214 rushing yards).

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2002	BAL	15	33	122	0
2003	BAL	16	63	276	2
2004	BAL	16	160	714	2
2005	BAL	15	117	487	0
2006	MIN	15	304	1,214	6
2007	MIN	14	157	844	7
2008	MIN	16	101	399	4
2009	MIN	16	93	332	1
2010	CHI	16	112	267	3
2011	ARI	11	20	77	1
Career		150	1,160	4,732	26

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2002	BAL	15	22	14	129	2
2003	BAL	16	0	20	132	0
2004	BAL	16	0	30	184	0
2005	BAL	15	0	41	292	1
2006	MIN	15	0	42	288	0
2007	MIN	14	0	29	281	0
2008	MIN	16	1	45	399	2
2009	MIN	16	59	44	389	1
2010	CHI	16	26	20	139	0
2011	ARI	11	24	14	91	0
Career		150	132	299	2,324	6

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	FF
2002	BAL	15	1	0	0
2003	BAL	16	11	0	1
2004	BAL	16	7	1	0
2005	BAL	15	7	1	0
2006	MIN	15	0	0	0
2007	MIN	14	0	0	0
2008	MIN	16	2	0	0
2009	MIN	16	2	0	0
2010	CHI	16	1	0	0
2011	ARI	11	0	0	0
Career		150	31	2	1

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds
2002	BAL	15	10	236
2003	BAL	16	23	448
2004	BAL	16	0	0
2005	BAL	15	12	253
2006	MIN	15	0	0
2007	MIN	14	0	0
2008	MIN	16	10	234
2009	MIN	16	0	0
2010	CHI	16	0	0
2011	ARI	11	0	0
Career		150	55	1,171

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Chester Taylor is a former running back out of Toledo, selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 207th overall pick (round 6) in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played 151 regular-season games from 2002 to 2011, with the Baltimore Ravens, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals.

More from the 2002 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	HOU	David Carr	QB	Fresno State
1	2	CAR	Julius Peppers	DE	North Carolina
1	3	DET	Joey Harrington	QB	Oregon
1	5	LAC	Quentin Jammer	CB	Texas
1	6	KC	Ryan Sims	DE	North Carolina
1	7	MIN	Bryant McKinnie	OT	Miami; Lackawanna JC
1	8	DAL	Roy Williams	S	Oklahoma
1	9	JAX	John Henderson	NT	Tennessee
1	10	CIN	Levi Jones	OT	Arizona State
1	11	IND	Dwight Freeney	DE	Syracuse

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