{"id":57448,"date":"2019-02-28T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=57448"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:00:59","slug":"jawaan-taylor-2019-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/02\/28\/jawaan-taylor-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Jawaan Taylor 2019 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Overview<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Position: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offensive tackle<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Height:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 6\u20195\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><b>Weight: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">340 pounds<br \/>\n<\/span><b>School: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Gators<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Combine Performance Data<br \/>\nBench press<\/strong>: 24 reps<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Jawaan Taylor 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to signing with the University of Florida, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jawaan-taylor-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jawaan Taylor<\/a><\/strong> led his high school team as a senior to the Class 4A state semifinals. He was a first-team All-State recipient that year. In his freshman year at Florida in 2016, Taylor played in all 13 games and started 12 of them at right tackle. He was the only freshman to play on the offensive line that year. He earned Freshman All-America honors and was selected to the Freshman All-SEC Team. Taylor\u2019s sophomore season saw him start all 11 games. He started nine of those games at right tackle and the final two games at left tackle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since completing his junior year at Florida, Taylor has declared for the 2019 NFL Draft. In his final season with the Gators, Taylor played in all 13 of Gators&#8217; games, making 12 starts at right tackle. Florida\u2019s offensive line allowed just 18 sacks all year. Taylor earned Second Team All-SEC honors and was even named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Strengths<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">powerful hands. Very powerful all around;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his length allows for a great reach;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frames his blocks well;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pass sets are excellent;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can win with strength;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">difficult blocker to shed. Once his hands are set he locks up his man;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">very strong reset;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">washes away defenders with his foot speed, quickness, and his overwhelming power;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">played both right and left tackle;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">athletic, and mirrors his defender superbly;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong anchor;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flexible, and has excellent lower body mobility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Weaknesses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needs to keep his hips lower. Has a tendency to be off balance at times;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">occasionally he will carry his hands too low which can expose him;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>could benefit from gaining more leverage;<\/li>\n<li>needs to keep working on his kick slide;<\/li>\n<li>could use technical work on his hands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>NFL Comparison:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WhitAn20.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Andrew Whitworth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Teams With Need at Position:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taylor, in a deep class of offensive linemen, is a prospect that pops off the screen. He\u2019s one of, if not the strongest, tackles in this class and should show that strength even more at the Combine. His athleticism is uncommon for someone his size. Taylor&#8217;s quickness, foot speed and ability to take on any type of rusher and get to the second level is tremendous. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taylor is going to make a name for himself with his powerful hands and ability to lock down his defenders. He is able to move defenders wherever he needs to in order to generate holes in the run game and dominate in the passing game. The fact that he can win with shear strength means Taylor certainly can excel at the next level. Add on the fact that his technique is sound and he is very flexible and has a strong anchor, Taylor is poised to be a star for any NFL team. 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