Ben Taylor

Benjamin Frazier Taylor (born August 31, 1978) is a former professional American football player. Taylor was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. He now teaches physical education and coaches football at Shenandoah University in Virginia. College career Taylor was a standout for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team, earning All-America honors in 2000 and 2001. He led the Hokies in tackles his junior and senior seasons with 103 tackles in 2000 and 121 in 2001. Professional career Taylor played in a total of 49 NFL games and had 218 tackles in four seasons with the Browns and one for the Green Bay Packers. Cleveland Browns Taylor selected by the Browns in the 4th round (111th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft. His best year was in 2005 when he was second on the Browns with 113 tackles.