Jawaan Taylor
Jawaan Taylor (born November 25, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
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No. 75 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Cocoa, Florida | November 25, 1997||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Cocoa (Cocoa, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||
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Early years
Taylor attended Cocoa High School in Cocoa, Florida. He was originally committed to the University of Miami to play college football before switching to the University of Florida.[1][2]
College career
Taylor became a starter at Florida his true freshman year in 2016.[3] After his junior season in 2018, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[4][5]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | Bench press | ||||||||
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
312 lb (142 kg) |
35 1⁄8 in (0.89 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | 24 reps | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine |
Taylor was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round (35th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[6]
Taylor was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 28, 2020, but was activated five days later.[7][8]
References
- Hays, Chris. "Gators get 2 commitments from OL Jawaan Taylor, ATH Dre Massey". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- Herald, Miami. "Cocoa OL Jawaan Taylor flips commitment from UM to UF - High School Sports Blog". miamiherald.typepad.com.
- Cohen, Ian. "UF freshman phenom Jawaan Taylor bolsters Gators' offensive line". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- "Florida O-tackle Taylor to enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. December 30, 2018.
- "Former Cocoa Tiger, Florida Gators Offensive Lineman Jawaan Taylor Declares For NFL Draft -". spacecoastdaily.com.
- Sessler, Marc (April 26, 2019). "Jaguars trade up to draft tackle Jawaan Taylor". NFL.com.
- Oehser, John (July 28, 2020). "Transactions: Two players placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- Oehser, John (August 2, 2020). "Transactions: Three removed from reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.