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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 25, 1985 Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Central (SD) | ||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 6 / pick: 178 | ||||||||
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Taylor Mehlhaff (born August 25, 1985) is a former American football placekicker. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Wisconsin where he was a first-team All-American.
Mehlhaff was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Hartford Colonials. Mehlhaff helped coach the Specialists at the University of Wisconsin before signing a contract with the Hartford Colonials.
Mehlhaff served at the University of Tennessee as Special Teams Quality Control. As of February 2015 he joined the coaching staff of his Alma Matar, Wisconsin as a Special Teams Quality Control.
Mehlhaff is the owner of Taylor Mehlhaff Kicking LLC. He is also the author of "Kicking for Success", a book for aspiring athletes. Mehlhaff was one of 30 coaches selected to the NFL Coaches Academy in 2017. In September 2018, Mehlhaff became a member of the Aberdeen Central High School Hall of Fame.
Mehlhaff is married to former NFL cheerleader, Ashlyn "Falgout" Mehlhaff of the New Orleans Saints.