2010 NFL Combine: What’s at Stake for Taylor Mays

February 26, 2010   ·   Kevin Hatfield   ·   Jump to comments

Taylor Mays: 6'3", 231 lbs. FS/SS/OLB, USC, Senior
Projected Round: Early to Late First
Teams Interested: Oakland Raiders (8), Seattle Seahawks (14), Pittsburgh Steelers (18), Cincinnati Bengals (21)
Reminds Us of: Sean Taylor, Ken Hamlin, Thomas Davis (OLB) 
 
Pros
Taylor Mays has become one of the most interesting players coming into the 2010 Combine. He gave up being a guaranteed top 10 pick by staying in school for another year, and that may cost him in the draft.
Mays is an amazing athlete; that is undeniable. He has freakish size that most linebackers dream of, and he should run faster than most of the cornerbacks at the combine.
Mays was mostly utilized as a center fielder, free safety at USC. At this position, he could close quickly on most receivers and would greet them with devastating hits. But in the pros, he could see himself switching more to a run stopping strong safety or even outside linebacker.
Mays often does not get...

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