Big Board ranking: #31

Positional ranking: #6

 

Overview

Position: CB

College: Nebraska

Class: Senior

Age: 22

 

Measurables

Height: 5’10 5/8”

Weight: 196 lbs.

Arm length: 31 1/2″

Hand size: 10”

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 4.38 sec.

Vertical jump: N/A

Broad jump: N/A

Bench press: N/A

3-cone drill: N/A

Short shuttle: N/A

 

Strengths

Great speed. Very twitchy and athletic. Strong for his size with an athletic build. Quick in the side shuffle and backpedal. Stays right on the hip of opponents in press coverage. Very confident and can get in the face of opponents with press jams. Good mirror skills. Excellent burst to break on throws in front of him. Big-time recovery speed on downfield throws. Positions himself in throwing lanes to take the ball away as a zone defender. Phenomenal ball skills. Attacks and catches the ball like a wide receiver. Great accuracy and effectiveness playing the ball for deflections. Very willing tackler on the perimeter. Extremely quick to diagnose and react. Aggressive and will deliver a big hit. Tremendous physicality taking on blocks and uses hands to shed. Punches at the ball for strips as a trailing tackler. Very fiery competitor. Played both left and right cornerback. Made starts at safety early in his college career. Hits with force going downhill from safety spot. Has return experience. Former high school quarterback.

 

Weaknesses

May have very slight stiffness in movements. Allows some separation versus shiftiness. Needs to be more disciplined versus double moves. Aggressiveness can lead to a poor angle and missed tackle. Sometimes caught peaking in the backfield.

 

NFL comparison

Jaire Alexander

 

Conclusion

Overall, Taylor-Britt is an aggressive, playmaking cornerback that can elevate a defense in a variety of ways. The ball always seeming to find him along with the mindset as a tackler and versatility makes Taylor-Britt one of the top corners in the class.