Cooper Taylor
{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cooper Taylor
| image = Cooper Taylor.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Taylor in 2016
| current_team =
| number = 30
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Atlanta (GA) Marist
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 229
| college = {{ubl|Georgia Tech (2008-2010)|Richmond (2011-2012)}}
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 151
| pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
| status =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 15
| pfr = TaylCo01
}}
Cooper Taylor (born April 4, 1990) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football at Georgia Tech before transferring to Richmond. He was selected in the fifth round by the New York Giants of the 2013 NFL draft.
Early life
Taylor attended Marist High School in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a two-time all-state and all-county selection and also earned three varsity letters in football in high school.{{cite web | title= Richmond Spiders profile | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=205207658 }}
College career
=Georgia Tech=
He played college football at Georgia Tech from 2008 to 2010. He was selected for the second-team All-ACC by Rivals{{cite web | title= 2008 Rivals.com All-ACC Team | work= rivals.com | url= http://fe5.rivals.sports.sp1.yahoo.net/content.asp?CID=887772 | access-date= December 11, 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and was an honorable mention Freshmen All-America by College Football News in the 2008 season.
=Richmond=
After being diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Taylor missed most of the 2009 and 2010 seasons with Georgia Tech and transferred. He spent his final two seasons at the University of Richmond. He was impressive during his time with the Spiders. In his senior season he was a selected for the First-team AP All-American, First-team Walter Camp All-America, First-team The Sports Network All-American, Second-team All-American by Phil Steele{{cite web | title= Three Spiders Named All-America By Phil Steele | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=205865761 |access-date=January 2, 2013}} and the Second-team All-American by Beyond College Sports First-team All-CAA, the First-team VaSID All-State, College Sports Madness First-team All-CAA, the First-team Capital One Academic All-American and was the selection of the CoSIDA Academic All-District. He also was selected for The Touchdown Club of Richmond Division I National Defensive Back of the Year.{{cite web | title= Richmond's Taylor Earns Another All-America Honor | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=205824232 |access-date=December 12, 2012}} Following the conclusion of his senior season, Taylor was selected to and participated in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game as a member on the East team.{{cite web | title= 2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters | work= nfl.com | url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000126437/article/2013-eastwest-shrine-game-rosters |access-date=January 14, 2013}} On February 19, 2013, he was selected as the CAA Football Scholar Athlete Of The Year.{{cite web | title= Taylor Named CAA Football Scholar Athlete Of The Year | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=206463647 |access-date=February 19, 2013}}
Professional career
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{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4¾
| weight = 228
| dash = 4.49
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.63
| shuttle = 4.29
| cone drill = 6.96
| vertical = 36½
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 7
| bench = 23
| wonderlic =
| arm span =
| hand span =
| note = All values from NFL Combine.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/cooper-taylor?id=2540317|title=NFL Events: Draft Profiles - Cooper Taylor|work=NFL.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=84597&draftyear=2013&genpos=ss|title=Richmond SS Cooper Taylor: 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|work=NFLDraftScout.com}}
}}
Before the draft, Taylor impressed scouts during his performance in the East-West Shrine Game. His large frame (6'5", 228 pounds) and athleticism drew many comparisons to Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor. Taylor was eventually selected in the fifth round (152nd overall) in the 2013 NFL draft by the New York Giants.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On October 20, 2015, he was waived by the Giants.{{cite web|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-CB-Leon-McFadden-make-practice-squad-changes/4f27d39d-d5e3-43d7-b794-95e329d0966b |title=Giants sign CB Leon McFadden; make practice squad changes |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=October 21, 2015 |website=Giants.com |access-date=December 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207040633/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-CB-Leon-McFadden-make-practice-squad-changes/4f27d39d-d5e3-43d7-b794-95e329d0966b |archive-date=December 7, 2015 }} On November 4, 2015, he was signed to the practice squad. On November 18, 2015, Taylor was promoted to the active roster. On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.{{cite web|title=Giants announce first round of roster cuts|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-announce-first-round-of-roster-cuts/ba500404-bd0c-4b38-8df3-904858c6d669|last=Eisen|first=Michael|website=Giants.com|date=August 30, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823071720/https://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-announce-first-round-of-roster-cuts/ba500404-bd0c-4b38-8df3-904858c6d669|archive-date=August 23, 2017}}
Personal life
Taylor is the son of former Georgia Tech quarterback Jim Bob Taylor who was drafted in the 11th round in the 1983 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts, where he spent his only NFL season in 1983.
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120829170409/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/taylor_cooper00.html Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]
- [http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=205207658 Richmond Spiders bio]
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Category:American football safeties