2022 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Juwan Taylor | Alcorn St | FS

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Player Bio: Juwan Taylor prepped at Provine High School located in Jackson, MS. He played football and participated in track and field. He would enroll at Northeast Mississippi Community College, where he had 149 total tackles, 2 ½ sacks, 12 ½ tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception, and five pass break-ups. 
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ACCOLADES
2022 HBCU Combine Participant
2022 HBCU Legacy Bowl Participant
2021 2021 C-Spire Conerly Trophy Finalists
2019 SWAC Defensive Player of the Year

JUWAN TAYLOR
FREE SAFETY
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
JACKSON, MS                   |           SENIOR 
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DRAFT YR:  2022              HBCU INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
5' 10 ¼"          193 lbs            31 ¼"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 8 ⅝"                       4.40                        5.98

SCHOOL:  ALCORN ST                                |                    CONFERENCE: SWAC
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HBCU COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.58         |            DNP               |             33 ½”            |            108”          |             7.18             |             4.27     
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PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.84         |              14                  |             31 ½”            |            124”          |             7.25             |             4.27

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Strengths

• He has an excellent frame and size, is talented, versatile, athletic, and an impacting player.
• He has good fluency and speed, and with excellent closing speed that enabling him to cover a lot of range along with his ballhawking skills.
• He is a physical player who is not afraid of sticking his nose in areas that many may shy away from entering.
• His versatility allows him to become the swiss army knife of a defense that can play as a box safety, single high safety, slot, or as an outside corner.
• He is a willing tackler who will deliver body-crushing hits against the run like a linebacker the clenches teeth while viewing on film.
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• He is a cerebral player with confidence that has excellent recognition of play calls and pre-snap reads, this recognition shows when blowing up screen plays.
• He is a fierce competitor who will fly downhill to administer punishing hits to dislodge the ball from the receiver.

Weaknesses

• ​He shows a slight stiffness in the hips and is bit choppy when opening up to get to his target.
• He will telegraph his pre-snap reads by starting with his assignment and tipping his assignment.
• He will need to lower his pad level on tackles, and he has numerous hard hits above the waist that may cost him penalties at the next level.
• He bulky frame and tackling ability may land him at the strong safety position at the next level.
• The level of competition may be a massive part of the draft that is deep with safety prospects​

Draft Projection: 7th - UDFA 

NFL Comparison: Kevin Byard (Tennessee Titans)

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