Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Explained

Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Current Team:Arizona Cardinals
Number:42
Position:Safety
Birth Date:January 20, 2001
Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:197
College:Texas Tech (2019–2023)
Draftyear:2024
Draftround:4
Draftpick:104
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statseason:2024
Statweek:8
Statlabel1:Tackles
Statvalue1:4
Statlabel2:Interceptions
Statlabel3:Pass deflections
Statvalue3:2
Statlabel4:Forced fumbles
Statlabel5:Fumble recoveries
Statlabel6:Sacks
Statlabel7:Defensive touchdowns
Pfr:T/TaylDa02

Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (born January 20, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and was selected by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life

Taylor-Demerson attended Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He played running back in high school.[1] As a senior, he was named the Oklahoma 5A Player of the Year after rushing for 1,365 yards and 24 touchdowns.[2] For his career, he had 4,611 rushing yards. He committed to Texas Tech University.[3] [4] [5]

College career

Taylor-Demerson played at Texas Tech from 2019 to 2023.[6] [7] [8] During his career he appeared in 58 games and had 238 tackles, 10 interceptions and two sacks. After the 2023 season, he declared for the 2024 NFL draft.[9]

Professional career

Taylor-Demerson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 104th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unruh . Jacob . 6 July 2018 . The Oklahoman's Super 30: Carl Albert's Dadrion Taylor no longer shies from hits . 2024-05-28 . The Oklahoman . en-US.
  2. Web site: Unruh . Jacob . 5 January 2019 . Big All-City football: Carl Albert's Dadrion Taylor became better leader following injury . 2024-05-28 . The Oklahoman . en-US.
  3. Web site: 4 February 2019 . Oklahoma standout RB commits to Red Raiders . 2024-05-28 . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . en-US.
  4. Web site: Unruh . Jacob . 7 February 2019 . High school football: Carl Albert's Dadrion Taylor finds home at Texas Tech as defensive back . 2024-05-28 . The Oklahoman . en-US.
  5. Web site: How Texas Tech safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson grew up since Carl Albert . The Oklahoman . 5 October 2022 . 16 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Craven . Mike . 8 July 2022 . The Lone Star 50: No. 50 Texas Tech safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson holds key to 'Take 3' defense . 2024-06-08 . Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
  7. Web site: Rabbit on the rise: Texas Tech's once-reluctant DB making coach's vision a reality. 23 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson awaits senior day moment for Texas Tech football. 15 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Jaushlin . Urijah . 2023-12-22 . Red Raider DB Dadrion Taylor-Demerson to enter NFL Draft . 2024-05-28 . EverythingLubbock.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: Urban. Darren. April 27, 2024. In Fourth Round, Cardinals Draft Dadrion Taylor-Demerson. April 27, 2024. AZCardinals.com.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Dadrion Taylor-Demerson".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.