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(09-09-2022, 03:22 AM)fredtoast Wrote: WR/PR Trent Taylor

5'8", 180 lbs.  Ran a 4.63 at the combine.  You look at those numbers and you ask "How did a guy like that even get drafted in the NFL?"

Then you look at his college receiving stats.  Over his final 2 seasons at Louisiana Tech he had 225 receptions for 3085 yds and 21 tds.  So he had to be doing something right.

Then you see that not only did he make an NFL roster his rookie season, but only two other rookie WRs (Schuster and Cupp) had more receptions than Taylor's 43.  So, again, he must have been doing something right.

And, finally, his 9.3 career punt return average is top ten among active players (min 50 ret)

I am starting to like the guy a lot.

I love Taylor because of his sure hands and his quickness.   Not speed, but quickness.  That is what makes him a viable threat as a slot WR, even at his relative diminutive size (and short arms leading to a small catch radius).

He ran the short shuttle in 4.01, and that is in some elite company.  Ja'Marr ran it in 3.98.  Short space quickness.  He reminds me a lot of Wes Welker, and that isn't bad company, either.

His short stature and short arms put at risk any ball that Burrow sails a bit that could be tipped and picked off, but overall, Taylor can help this team and get some snaps at slot WR when TB needs a break.