Defensive back, Texas Tech, 2019–23
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Born
- Jan 20, 2001
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson played defensive back at Texas Tech (2019–23). The Arizona Cardinals took Taylor-Demerson in round 4, No. 104 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Oregon, 20232interceptions, career highvs. TCU, 2023Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 16 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 62 | 42 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 65 | 46 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 72 | 53 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Career | 230 | 165 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 2 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 7 | 124 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 1 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 1 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 1 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 1 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 1 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 195 |
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.
Game by game
2023 Texas Tech 13 games, 72 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Wyoming | L 33–35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Oregon | L 30–38 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Tarleton State | W 41–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at West Virginia | L 13–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Houston | W 49–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Baylor | W 39–14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Kansas State | L 21–38 | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at BYU | L 14–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. TCU | W 35–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Kansas | W 16–13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UCF | W 24–23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Texas | L 7–57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. California | W 34–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Texas Tech 13 games, 65 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Murray State | W 63–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Houston | W 33–30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at NC State | L 14–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Texas | W 37–34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atKansas State | L 28–37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Oklahoma State | L 31–41 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.West Virginia | W 48–10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Baylor | L 17–45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atTCU | L 24–34 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Kansas | W 43–28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 19 | at Iowa State | W 14–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Oklahoma | W 51–48 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | W 42–25 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2021 Texas Tech 11 games, 62 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 28–22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atTexas | L 35–70 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | atWest Virginia | W 23–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.TCU | L 31–52 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atKansas | W 41–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Kansas State | L 24–25 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atOklahoma | L 21–52 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Iowa State | W 41–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 0–23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 27 | atBaylor | L 24–27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 34–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2020 Texas Tech 6 games, 16 tackles
2019 Texas Tech 7 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Montana State | W 45–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atOklahoma | L 16–55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 45–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atBaylor | L 30–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWest Virginia | W 38–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.TCU | L 31–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kansas State | L 27–30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅜″ | |
| Weight | 197 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.41 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 18 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 s |
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
3 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 23 | 99 | 0 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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