Former Oklahoma State Safety Jason Taylor II Showed Out at the NFL Draft Combine

Jason Taylor II checked all the boxes in Indy.

Taylor, the former Oklahoma State safety, participated in measurables and on-field work at the 2023 NFL Draft Combine this weekend and he was impressive.

Taylor started out at OSU as a special teams placeholder who quickly moved to a special teams playmaker and then to All-Big 12 standout.

According to the NFL’s NextGen Stats, Taylor ranked second with an Athleticism Score of 18 and 13th with a Production Score of 64 for a Total Score of 72, ranked No. 10. How that translates on draft weekend remains to be seen.

Here are the rest of his rankings.

40-Yard Dash: 6th (4.50 sec)
10-Yard Split: 4th (1.52 sec)
Vertical Jump: 2nd (43″)
Broad Jump: 3rd (10’9″)
Bench Press: 14th (14 reps)

On top of all of that, Taylor got some high praise from NF: All-Pro safety Jordan Poyer.

.@J_poyer21 shares with @RhettNFL and @KennyKennyMoe3 the top 2 prospects he has his eyes on at the Combine 👀@Sydbrown___ | @JCTII_

📱: Players Only Combine streaming on NFL+ https://t.co/fK7vaWiHIa pic.twitter.com/mwUlquo6v9

— NFL (@NFL) March 3, 2023

Taylor’s prospect grade of 5.92 lands him in the middle of average backup-to-special teamer. But as we all know those grades can be arbitrary, a ndTaylor knows how to build himself up from special teams.

The 2023 NFL Draft takes place April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s the first time that KC has hosted the draft.