Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Position: Safety – Projected: 4th Round
History & Measurables
Born: March 2022 – Oklahoma City, OK
High School: Carl Albert
College: Texas Tech University
Height: 5’10” Weight: 197 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Speed
- Awareness as deep safety
- Aggressive
The Bad
- Tackling technique and angles
- Intermediate coverage
- Undersized
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Coverage Stats: Min 100 Snap
- Coverage Grade: 76.2 (T-79th Among Safeties)
- Pass Breakups: 4 (T-46th Among Safeties)
- Passer Rating Allowed: 65.0 (88th Among Safeties)
- Interceptions: 4 (T-10th Among Safeties)
- Times Targeted: 35 (T-114th Among Safeties)
2023 Run Defense Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Run Defense Grade: 76.0 (92nd Among Safeties)
- Run Stops: 11 (T-107th Among Safeties)
Film Notes and Highlights
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson is a undersized safety with a lot of speed. He performs well in his ability to read the field as a free safety, but struggles in man and intermediate coverages. Taylor-Demerson has the speed and hip fluidity to perform in man coverage, but lacks true instinct in that role.
In run support, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson shows a good effort and willingness to make a tackle in hopes of making a big play. The problem is his tackling technique is very dangerous – and could potentially lead to him suffering a severe injury. Very often he puts his head down without keeping his eyes up, leading to whiffs. He has imperfect pursuit angles but hits with velocity due to his great speed. Currently I have Dadrion Taylor-Demerson as a Day 3 pick. If he can bulk up once he hits the NFL and refines his play he could become a good backup safety. – Thomas Christopher
(Games Watched: vs Oregon 2023, vs Houston 2023, vs BYU 2023)
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