Tai Felton
Tai'shar Felton is an American professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football for the Terrapins football|Maryland Terrapins] and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Felton was born on March 15, 2003, in Ashburn, Virginia. He was a three-star rated recruit at Stone Bridge High School and originally committed to play college football for the Hokies football|Hokies] at Virginia Tech before suffering an ACL injury as a senior and re-committing to play for the Terrapins at the University of Maryland.College career
During Felton's freshman season in 2021, he played in eight games as a wide receiver, finishing the season with five total receptions for 51 yards. During the 2022 season, he played in all 13 games and started six of them at wide receiver, finishing the season with 23 receptions for 309 yards and two touchdowns.During the 2023 season, he played in and started all 13 games at wide receiver, finishing the season with 48 receptions for 723 yards and six touchdowns, along with a rushing attempt for 16 yards. Felton earned 2024 [All-Big Ten Conference football team|first-team All-Big Ten] and third-team All-American honors for the 2024 season after catching 96 passes, a single-season school record, for 1,124 yards and 9 touchdowns.