It's hard being a defensive back these days. Going over the middle is now considered a "no rough hitting zone" for opposing receivers, and pretty much every rule is designed to limit your effectiveness.

So it's *really* hard to be an undersized defensive back. That's what Taylor is, and you could almost look past his shortcoming if he had better awareness playing the ball. Every game I've seen of him, he goes into panic mode when receivers put their hands up, and resorts to blatant interference or doing blind 360s trying to find the football.

He does have his moments due to his pure athleticism -- he tested in a pretty freaky SPARQ percentile as a recruit -- but to have a chance in today's NFL, you've got to be damn good at disrupting receivers at the catch point. He's not.

+ Has a lot of good reps in press coverage
+ Naturally springy for the position and has make-up burst

- Listed at 5'10 but probably 5'9 at best, undersized either way and lacks length to contest throws
- Despite his good stretches, when he's beat it's ugly
- Footwork and route recognition can both be shaky, as if he's still learning the position fundamentally