Sean Taylor
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Safety, Miami, 2001–⁠03

Sean Taylor

Lettered 2001–⁠03 (school media guide)

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Sean Taylor played safety at Miami (2001–⁠03). He was a consensus All‑American in 2003. The Washington Redskins took Taylor in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2003
Jack Tatum Trophy, Consensus All-American and 1 more
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 2004 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2001; Big East champions, 2001, 2002 and 2003

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonTackles
TotTFL
2001260
2002854
2003770
Career1884

From the college statistics table in Taylor’s Wikipedia article (Sean Taylor, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2004
Height6′2½″
Weight230 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.51 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press11 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (2006–⁠07) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2007

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2007.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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