Taylor Bertolet
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Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
 Bertolet with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 24, 1992 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Exeter Township (Reading) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Taylor Bertolet (born October 24, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and holds a school record for most extra points in a single season.
In 2012, Bertolet and quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshmen to surpass 100 points in a season.[1] Bertolet kicked for a total of a career-high 106 points including 13 field goals and a school record 67 extra points.[1] Bertolet kicked a season-long 54-yard field goal against Louisiana Tech.[2]
Bertolet was mainly the Aggies kickoff specialist for the 2013 and 2014 season, losing placekicking job to Josh Lambo.[3]
In 2015, Bertolet kicked a career-high 22 field goals on 31 attempts for a career-high 71% field goal percentage.[4] Bertolet kicked a career-long 55-yard field goal against Mississippi State.[5] Bertolet tied Southeastern Conference and school records by making six field goals against Vanderbilt. He tied Alan Smith's six field goals in 1983 against Arkansas State.[6]
