Taylor Moton
_(cropped).jpg) Moton with the Carolina Panthers in 2018 | |||||||
| No. 72 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | August 18, 1994 Lansing, Michigan | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Okemos (Okemos, Michigan) | ||||||
| College: | Western Michigan | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 2 / pick: 64 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||
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Taylor Moton (born August 18, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan. He was drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Early years
Moton attended Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan. He played football, basketball and ran track.
College career
Moton played at Western Michigan from 2012 to 2016.[1][2][3] During his career he set a school record with 52 career starts.[4][5]
Professional career
Moton received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and played offensive tackle for the North who lost 15-16 to the South.[6] He attended the NFL Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills. A dozen NFL scouts attended Western Michigan's Pro Day, as Moton only ran positional drills with 13 other prospects.[7] NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a second or third round pick in the 2017 NFL draft. He was ranked the fourth best offensive tackle in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock and was ranked the fifth best offensive tackle by Sports Illustrated, NFLDraftScout.com, and ESPN.[8][9][10]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 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 from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
The Carolina Panthers selected Moton in the second round (64th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[13] The pick used to select Moton was acquired in a trade with the New England Patriots in a trade that sent Kony Ealy to the Patriots.
On May 4, 2017, the Carolina Panthers signed Moton to a four-year, $4.15 million contract with $2.28 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.16 million.[14]
References
- ^ Western's Moton out to enhance pro stock at Senior Bowl
- ^ WMU's Taylor Moton watches teammates get drafted, eager for next year
- ^ Western Michigan bookend tackles power Broncos, show NFL promise
- ^ Okemos grad Taylor Moton won big with Western Michigan
- ^ Combine notes: Western Michigan's Taylor Moton brings flexibility
- ^ "Senior Bowl: 2017 North Team". seniorbowl.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Cory Olsen (March 16, 2017). "NFL scouts test Western Michigan players at pro day". mlive.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL Draft Rankings: Top Prospects by Position". si.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Players". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Taylor Moton". NFL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Taylor Moton, DS #5 OT, Western Michigan". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (April 28, 2017). "Panthers draft Taylor Moton in second round". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Taylor Moton contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.