— Key Transactions —
- Activated from IR-Designated for Return on 11/27/15
- Placed on IR-Designated for Return (biceps) on 9/8/15
- Placed on Injured Reserve (knee) on 8/25/14
- Originally selected by the Ravens in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft
— Career Highlights —
- Saw his first-career NFL action, posting 11 tackles (6 solo) and 1 sack (-3 yards) in six games in 2015
- Recorded 2 tackles and a blocked FGA (returned 64 yards for the game-winning TD by S Will Hill III) in his NFL debut on Monday Night Football at Cle. (11/30/15)
— Personal —
- Was an imposing figure at left wing for one of North America’s top junior hockey teams, the Triple-A Mississauga Ice Dogs...His teammates included NHL players Ryan Ellis (Nashville Predators), Casey Cizikas (New York Islanders) and Jamie Devane (Milwaukee Admirals, the AHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators)
- Selected as the 15th-overall pick in the 2013 Canadian Football League Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but opted to pursue an NFL career instead
— Season Recaps —
2015: (Baltimore Ravens – 6/0)
- Saw his first-career NFL action, posting 11 tackles (6 solo), 1 sack and 1 blocked FG, for the NFL’s eighth-ranked defense (337.4 ypg), which finished No. 2 overall (291.1 ypg) over the season’s final eight games
- Activated from Injured Reserve-Designated for Return (biceps) on 11/27 after being injured in training camp on 8/6
- Recorded his first-career sack for a defense that held the Chiefs to 277 total net yards vs. KC (12/20)
- Posted 5 tackles (4 solo), both career highs, vs. Sea. (12/13)
- Posted his first-career tackles (2) and blocked a potential game-winning FGA (fifth-straigh game in which Baltimore blocked a kick) in his NFL debut in the 33-27 victory at Cle. (11/30)...S Will Hill III scored (64 yards) on the blocked FGA
2014: (Baltimore Ravens – 0/0, 0/0, Injured Reserve)
- Spent his rookie season on Injured Reserve due to a knee injury suffered in training camp...Placed on IR on 8/25/14
— College —
- Played in 36 games (20 starts) at Virginia, totaling 75 tackles (26 solo), 16.5 TFL (-48 yards), 3 sacks (-15 yards), 2 FRs, 1 FF and 11 PD
- Posted a career-high 40 tackles (13 solo), 1 sack, 11.5 TFL (-34 yards) and 9 PD (led all NCAA down linemen), earning honorable mention All-ACC accolades as a senior in 2013...Was limited by a high ankle sprain for much of the year
- Redshirted as a true freshman in 2009
- Earned a general studies degree from Virginia
— High School —
- Prepped at Lorne Park (Mississauga, Ontario) Secondary School, where he was a two-time Toronto Star All-Star
- Recorded 16 TFL, 10 sacks and 8 PD as a junior
- Also played basketball
— Taliaferro’s Community Impact —
- Alongside Giant Food, helped distribute 150 holiday food baskets to families in need at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center YMCA (2015)
— Key Transactions —
- Activated from IR-Designated for Return on 11/27/15
- Placed on IR-Designated for Return (biceps) on 9/8/15
- Placed on Injured Reserve (knee) on 8/25/14
- Originally selected by the Ravens in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft
— Career Highlights —
- Saw his first-career NFL action, posting 11 tackles (6 solo) and 1 sack (-3 yards) in six games in 2015
- Recorded 2 tackles and a blocked FGA (returned 64 yards for the game-winning TD by S Will Hill III) in his NFL debut on Monday Night Football at Cle. (11/30/15)
— Personal —
- Was an imposing figure at left wing for one of North America’s top junior hockey teams, the Triple-A Mississauga Ice Dogs...His teammates included NHL players Ryan Ellis (Nashville Predators), Casey Cizikas (New York Islanders) and Jamie Devane (Milwaukee Admirals, the AHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators)
- Selected as the 15th-overall pick in the 2013 Canadian Football League Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but opted to pursue an NFL career instead
— Season Recaps —
2015: (Baltimore Ravens – 6/0)
- Saw his first-career NFL action, posting 11 tackles (6 solo), 1 sack and 1 blocked FG, for the NFL’s eighth-ranked defense (337.4 ypg), which finished No. 2 overall (291.1 ypg) over the season’s final eight games
- Activated from Injured Reserve-Designated for Return (biceps) on 11/27 after being injured in training camp on 8/6
- Recorded his first-career sack for a defense that held the Chiefs to 277 total net yards vs. KC (12/20)
- Posted 5 tackles (4 solo), both career highs, vs. Sea. (12/13)
- Posted his first-career tackles (2) and blocked a potential game-winning FGA (fifth-straigh game in which Baltimore blocked a kick) in his NFL debut in the 33-27 victory at Cle. (11/30)...S Will Hill III scored (64 yards) on the blocked FGA
2014: (Baltimore Ravens – 0/0, 0/0, Injured Reserve)
- Spent his rookie season on Injured Reserve due to a knee injury suffered in training camp...Placed on IR on 8/25/14
— College —
- Played in 36 games (20 starts) at Virginia, totaling 75 tackles (26 solo), 16.5 TFL (-48 yards), 3 sacks (-15 yards), 2 FRs, 1 FF and 11 PD
- Posted a career-high 40 tackles (13 solo), 1 sack, 11.5 TFL (-34 yards) and 9 PD (led all NCAA down linemen), earning honorable mention All-ACC accolades as a senior in 2013...Was limited by a high ankle sprain for much of the year
- Redshirted as a true freshman in 2009
- Earned a general studies degree from Virginia
— High School —
- Prepped at Lorne Park (Mississauga, Ontario) Secondary School, where he was a two-time Toronto Star All-Star
- Recorded 16 TFL, 10 sacks and 8 PD as a junior
- Also played basketball
— Taliaferro’s Community Impact —
- Alongside Giant Food, helped distribute 150 holiday food baskets to families in need at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center YMCA (2015)
