Roc Taylor
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| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 26, 2002 Oxford, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oxford (AL) |
| College | Memphis (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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Rokafewlloa Onasis "Roc" Taylor (born September 26, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers.
Early life and high school
[edit | edit source]Taylor attended Oxford High School in Oxford, Alabama. As a junior he recorded 71 receptions for 1,306 yards and 17 touchdowns, earning first-team Class 6A all-state honors.[1] As a senior Taylor tallied 52 receptions for 1,014 yards and 17 touchdowns.[2] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.[3] However after being committed for the Volunteers for over a year, after head coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired and new Tennessee coach Josh Heupel was brought in, Taylor's scholarship was pulled by the new coaching staff.[4] He subsequently committed to play for the Memphis Tigers.[5]
College career
[edit | edit source]In his first two collegiate seasons in 2021 and 2022, Taylor appeared in 18 games where he notched 28 receptions for 342 yards and a touchdown.[6][7] In the 2023 season opener, he tallied six receptions for 78 yards versus 2023 Bethune–Cookman.[8] In week 4, Taylor recorded seven receptions for 143 yards against Missouri.[9] In week 5, he recorded five receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown in a win over Boise State.[10] Taylor finished the 2023 season with 69 catches for 1,083 yards and four touchdowns.[11]
In week 9 of the 2024 season, Taylor caught the game-winning 24-yard touchdown to help beat Charlotte.[12] In his final collegiate season in 2024, he notched 66 receptions for 950 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers.[7][13]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.49 s | 1.53 s | 2.61 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[14][15] | ||||||||||||
Taylor signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.[16] He was released by the Steelers on August 18.
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