1. Taylor Michael Rapp was born on December 22,1997 and is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
44 Facts About Taylor Rapp
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Taylor Rapp played college football for the Washington Huskies, and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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Taylor Rapp was raised in Bellingham, Washington, with his older brother of three years, Austin.
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Taylor Rapp played safety and running back and ran track.
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Taylor Rapp committed to Washington in the spring of his junior year, choosing the Huskies over several Football Bowl Subdivision programs, including Oregon, Stanford, Nebraska, and Notre Dame.
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Taylor Rapp received an invitation to play in the prestigious US Army All-American Bowl game, but elected not to attend as it interfered with his schedule following his early enrollment at the University of Washington.
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Taylor Rapp enrolled early at UW in January 2016 and participated in winter workouts and spring practices.
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Taylor Rapp saw playing time in all 14 games of his freshman season, starting 10 of them.
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Taylor Rapp started to emerge as a play maker in the secondary late in the season after nabbing a pair of interceptions against USC.
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Taylor Rapp was recognized by the Pac-12 as the conference's Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.
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Taylor Rapp was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 player.
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Taylor Rapp gained acceptance into the University of Washington's prestigious Foster School of Business late in 2017.
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On January 2,2019, Taylor Rapp announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL draft.
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Taylor Rapp isn't big, but he's well-built and durability hasn't been a concern despite his physical nature as a striker.
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Taylor Rapp played all over the field this year and might be best-suited in a mix between down safety and two-high looks with the ability to cover tight ends.
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NFL draft analysts projected Taylor Rapp to be selected in the second round following the NFL Combine and Ohio State's Pro Day.
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Taylor Rapp became the highest drafted player of Asian descent in the history of the NFL draft, surpassing former Virginia Tech Offensive Tackle Ed Wang who was selected in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.
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Taylor Rapp was one of the best football players that we felt like was in this draft.
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Taylor Rapp entered training camp slated as a backup safety behind solidified veterans Eric Weddle and John Johnson.
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Taylor Rapp was inactive during a Week 5 loss at the Seattle Seahawks after injuring his ankle.
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On October 16,2019, starting strong safety John Johnson was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season with Taylor Rapp subsequently being promoted to his position in his absence.
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Taylor Rapp finished his rookie season with 100 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, three interceptions, one fumble recovery, and a touchdown in 15 games and ten starts.
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Taylor Rapp entered training camp as a possible candidate to become the starting free safety after Eric Weddle opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Taylor Rapp competed against Nick Scott, Jordan Fuller, and Terrell Burgess.
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On November 17,2020, the Los Angeles Rams placed Taylor Rapp on injured reserve due to his knee injury and missed the last seven games of the season.
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Taylor Rapp finished with 44 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and one interception in nine games and five starts.
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Head coach Sean McVay named Taylor Rapp the starting free safety to start the regular season, alongside starting strong safety Jordan Fuller.
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Taylor Rapp finished the season with a total of 94 combined tackles, six pass deflections, 1.5 sacks, and a career-high four interceptions while starting all 17 games.
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Taylor Rapp finished his first full season as a starter with an overall grade of 65.5 from Pro Football Focus.
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Taylor Rapp was sidelined for the first three playoffs games as he was still in concussion protocol.
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Taylor Rapp finished the 2022 NFL season with a total of 92 combined tackles, six pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Taylor Rapp earned an overall grade of 76.2 from Pro Football Focus.
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The signing of Taylor Rapp was unexpected after the Bills had already re-signed Jordan Poyer and Taylor Rapp had met with the New England Patriots.
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Taylor Rapp entered training camp as the clear cut third option at safety with Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde cemented as the starters.
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Taylor Rapp subsequently remained inactive for a Week 12 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles, but returned the following week.
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Taylor Rapp finished with 50 combined tackles, two pass deflections, one interception, and was credited with half a sack in 16 games and four starts.
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Taylor Rapp received an overall grade of 56.4 from Pro Football Focus, ranking 85th among all qualifying safeties in 2023.
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Taylor Rapp was inactive for both playoff games due to a calf injury.
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Taylor Rapp was re-signed following the departures of long-time safeties Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer.
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Taylor Rapp injured his neck and missed the next two games.
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Taylor Rapp finished the season with 82 combined tackles, six pass deflections, two interceptions, and a forced fumble in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Taylor Rapp received an overall grade of 59.0 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 117th among 170 safeties in 2024.
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In 2015, Taylor Rapp begun dating his high-school sweetheart Dani Johnson while attending Sehome High School.
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In 2022, Taylor Rapp proposed to Johnson following his Super Bowl LVI win with the Rams.