Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
American football player (born 2001)
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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.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| No. 42 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | January 20, 2001 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Carl Albert (Midwest City, Oklahoma) | ||||||||
| College | Texas Tech (2019–2023) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 4th round, 104th overall pick | ||||||||
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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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) | 4.41 s | 1.52 s | 2.56 s | 4.39 s | 7.00 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 18 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11][12] | ||||||||||||
Taylor-Demerson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 104th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.[13] He recorded his first NFL interception against Mac Jones of the San Francisco 49ers in the Cardinals week 3 loss.[14]