| No. 71 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
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| Position | Offensive guard | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
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| Born | (2002-02-13)February 13, 2002 (age 24) Lorain, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Elyria Catholic (Elyria, Ohio) | ||||
| College | Pittsburgh (2020–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 6th round, 199th overall pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||
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Branson Taylor (born February 13, 2002) is an American professionalfootballoffensive guard for theLos Angeles Chargers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Chargers in the sixth round of the2025 NFL draft.
He attendedElyria Catholic High School located inElyria, Ohio. Coming out of high school, Taylor was rated as a three star recruit, where he committed to playcollege football for thePittsburgh Panthers.[1]
During his college career he from 2020 through 2024 played in 45 games with 21 starts.[2][3] After suffering a season ending knee injury mid-way through 2024,[4] Taylor declared for the2025 NFL draft.[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 321 lb (146 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft9+3⁄4 in (2.08 m) | 5.28 s | 4.62 s | 7.34 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 25 reps | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7][8][9] | ||||||||||||
Taylor was selected by theLos Angeles Chargers with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of the2025 NFL draft.[10] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] On January 13, 2026, he signed a reserve/futures contract.[13]
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