Lorenzo Taliaferro will take some time away from rehabbing his sprained foot to return to his former stomping grounds.
The former Bruton High School football standout, and current National Football League running back will have his jersey retired between Bruton’s junior varsity and varsity basketball games on Feb. 2, Athletic Director Richard Onesty said.
Taliaferro was instrumental in leading the Panthers to the 2009 Group AA Division 3 state championship game, where Bruton was defeated by Northside High School in a nail-biting fashion.
While attending Bruton, Taliaferro ran for 1,678 yards and 21 touchdowns. Taliaferro earned Virginia High School Coaches Association first team honors, as well as the Associated Press Group AA second team all-state roster.
Taliaferro played college football at Coastal Carolina after transferring from Lackawanna Junior College. While at Coastal Carolina, Taliaferro broke every major running record, including yards, touchdowns and yards per game, earning him Big South Conference Player of the Year honors in 2013.
Taliaferro was a fourth-round selection by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2014 NFL Draft. Taliaferro rushed for 292 yards and four touchdowns on 62 attempts during his rookie NFL season before being placed on the injured reserve in December.
