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.

Jawaan Taylor
Taylor in 2019
No. 75 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997
Cocoa, Florida
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:16
Games started:16
Player stats at NFL.com

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
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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]

References
  1. Hays, Chris. "Gators get 2 commitments from OL Jawaan Taylor, ATH Dre Massey". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  2. Herald, Miami. "Cocoa OL Jawaan Taylor flips commitment from UM to UF - High School Sports Blog". miamiherald.typepad.com.
  3. Cohen, Ian. "UF freshman phenom Jawaan Taylor bolsters Gators' offensive line". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  4. "Florida O-tackle Taylor to enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. December 30, 2018.
  5. "Former Cocoa Tiger, Florida Gators Offensive Lineman Jawaan Taylor Declares For NFL Draft -". spacecoastdaily.com.
  6. Sessler, Marc (April 26, 2019). "Jaguars trade up to draft tackle Jawaan Taylor". NFL.com.
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