Demetrius Taylor

Demetrius Taylor

Birmingham Stallions
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1999-05-27) May 27, 1999 (age 25) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:	Miami Northwestern Senior (FL)
College:	Appalachian State
Undrafted:	2022
Career history
Detroit Lions (2022) BC Lions (2024)* Birmingham Stallions (2025–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Sun Belt (2019-2021)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Demetrius Latron Taylor (born May 27, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Appalachian State.

College career

Taylor played at Appalachian State from 2017 to 2021.^[1] He led the Sun Belt Conference with three forced fumbles in the 2019 season.^[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m)	9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m)	5.07 s	1.69 s	2.90 s	4.50 s	8.03 s	30.0 in (0.76 m)	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)	27 reps
All values from Pro Day[3]

Detroit Lions

Taylor signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022, following the 2022 NFL draft.^[4] He made the Lions' final 53-man roster out of training camp.^[5] He was waived on October 27, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.^[6] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.^[7] He was released on May 10, 2023.^[8] Taylor was suspended for the entire 2023 NFL season due to violating the league's gambling policy.^[9]

On April 18, 2024, Taylor was reinstated by the NFL.^[10]

BC Lions

On May 28, 2024, Taylor was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.^[11] He was released on June 2, 2024.^[12]

Birmingham Stallions

On July 23, 2024, Taylor signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).^[13]

References

1. "Demetrius Taylor College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
2. "2019 Sun Belt Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
3. "2022 NFL Draft Scout Demetrius Taylor College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
4. Brady, W.G. (April 30, 2022). "Detroit Lions Sign DL Demetrius Taylor". Detroit Sports Nation. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
5. Maakaron, John (August 30, 2022). "Demetrius Taylor Earns Spot on Lions' 53-Man Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
6. Schlitt, Erik (October 27, 2022). "Detroit Lions waive DL Demetrius Taylor". Pride Of Detroit. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
7. Risdon, Jeff (January 10, 2023). "Lions lock up 10 practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". Lions Wire. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
8. "Detroit Lions sign free agent DL Christian Covington". SBNation.com. May 10, 2023.
9. "NFL suspends four players for violating league's gambling policy". NFL.com.
10. Robinson, Sam (April 18, 2024). "NFL Reinstates Five Players Banned For Gambling". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
11. "Lions Add American Defensive Lineman Demetrius Taylor". BC Lions. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
12. "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
13. "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

External links

• Appalachian State Mountaineers bio