_(cropped).jpg) Moton with the Carolina Panthers in 2018 | |||||||
| No. 72 –Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | (1994-08-18)August 18, 1994 (age 30) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Okemos(Okemos, Michigan) | ||||||
| College: | Western Michigan (2012–2016) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017: 2nd round, 64th pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Taylor Moton (born August 18, 1994) is an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle for theCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theWestern Michigan Broncos. He was selected by the Panthers in the second round of the2017 NFL draft.
Moton attendedOkemos High School inOkemos, Michigan.[1] He played football, basketball and ran track.
Moton played at Western Michigan from 2012 to 2016.[2][3][4] During his career he set a school record with 52 career starts.[5][6]
Moton received an invitation to theSenior Bowl and playedoffensive tackle for the North who lost 16–15 to the South.[7] He attended theNFL Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills. A dozen NFL scouts attended Western Michigan'sPro Day, as Moton only ran positional drills with 13 other prospects.[8] NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second or third round pick in the2017 NFL draft. He was ranked the fourth best offensive tackle in the draft by NFL analystMike Mayock and was ranked the fifth best offensive tackle bySports Illustrated, NFLDraftScout.com, andESPN.[9][10][11]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) | 319 lb (145 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 5.18 s | 1.84 s | 3.01 s | 4.58 s | 7.73 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 23 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[12][13] | ||||||||||||
TheCarolina Panthers selected Moton in the second round (64th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[14] The pick used to select Moton was acquired in a trade with theNew England Patriots in a trade that sentKony Ealy to the Patriots.[15] On May 4, 2017, the Panthers signed Moton to a four-year, $4.15 million contract with $2.28 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.16 million.[16]
Moton was named the Panthers starting right tackle in 2018, and started every game the next three seasons.[17]
Set to be an unrestricted free agent, the Panthers placed thefranchise tag on Moton on March 9, 2021.[18] He signed the one-year contract two days later.[19] On July 15, 2021, Moton signed a four-year, $71.25 million contract extension with the Panthers, worth $43 million in guarantees.[20]