Brandon
Taylor.
Brandon
Taylor.
LSU· 5'11"· 209 lb· 4.52s 40
The Chargers historically favored a diverse defensive approach, often incorporating elements of both Cover 2 and Cover 3 schemes, emphasizing versatility in their secondary.
He could immediately contribute as a rotational strong safety and core special teams player, with the ceiling to develop into a starting box safety who can support the run and occasionally cover tight ends.
A purely single-high, free safety dominant scheme would severely limit his effectiveness, as he lacks the elite range and ball-hawking instincts for that role.
Taylor's size and run support ability could make him a valuable asset in a defense that needs physicality closer to the line of scrimmage, but his coverage limitations will be a factor in pass-heavy schemes.
Selected #73 overall in Round 3 of the 2012 NFL Draft by San Diego Chargers out of LSU.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.52sp50
- Vertical
- 33.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 118inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.32sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.37sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | LSU | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | LSU | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.