Offensive line, Pittsburgh and Western Michigan, 2020–24
Branson Taylor
Lettered 2021–24 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 78
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 330 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lorain, OH
- Born
- Feb 13, 2002
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Branson Taylor played offensive line at Pittsburgh (2020–21), Western Michigan (2021) and Pittsburgh (2022–24). The Los Angeles Chargers took Taylor in round 6, No. 199 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Team titles: ACC champions, 2021
The teams
Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 78 | OL | RS | ||
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 78 | OL | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 78 | OL | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 78 | OL | So. | ||
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 78 | OL | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 78 | OL | Sr. | 6′6″ | 330 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′6″ | |
| Weight | 321 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 81¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.28 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 28½″W | |
| Broad jump | 8′8″W | |
| Bench press | 25 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.62 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0).
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