Demetrius Taylor

Demetrius Latron Taylor (born May 27, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Appalachian State.

Demetrius Taylor
Personal information
Born: (1999-05-27) May 27, 1999
Miami, Florida
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami Northwestern Senior (FL)
College:Appalachian State
Position:Defensive tackle
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Taylor played at Appalachian State from 2017–2021.[1] He led the Sun Belt Conference with three forced fumbles in the 2019 season.[2]

Professional career

Taylor signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022, following the 2022 NFL Draft.[3] He made the Lions' final 53-man roster out of training camp.[4] He was waived on October 27, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[6] He was released on May 10, 2023.[7]

References
  1. "Demetrius Taylor College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  2. "2019 Sun Belt Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. Brady, W.G. (April 30, 2022). "Detroit Lions Sign DL Demetrius Taylor". Detroit Sports Nation. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  4. Maakaron, John (August 30, 2022). "Demetrius Taylor Earns Spot on Lions' 53-Man Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  5. Schlitt, Erik (October 27, 2022). "Detroit Lions waive DL Demetrius Taylor". Pride Of Detroit. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. Risdon, Jeff (January 10, 2023). "Lions lock up 10 practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". Lions Wire. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  7. "Detroit Lions sign free agent DL Christian Covington". SBNation.com. May 10, 2023.


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