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Steelers Sign Big-Bodied Memphis Wide Receiver
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Roc Taylor, Memphis Athletics
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing Memphis wide receiver Roc Taylor as an undrafted free agent, per Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports .
The Steelers' deep ties to the Memphis program continue. In addition to Mike Tomlin coaching at Memphis in the 1990s, the Steelers currently have two former Tigers on their roster in wide receiver Calvin Austin III and cornerback Brandin Echols .
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Taylor is a big-bodied wide receiver, standing at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds. In 2024, he recorded 66 receptions for 950 yards and two touchdowns. Over the last two seasons, he hauled in 135 catches for the Tigers.
Taylor's specialty is winning 50/50 balls.
"It ain't a 50-50 ball, it's 100% my ball," Taylor told Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network . "I got a family to feed, and if that DB is trying to stop me in trying to get where I want to get, that's a problem… it's 100% mine every time the ball is in the air."
Overall in his career at Memphis, Taylor caught 163 passes for 2,375 yards and seven touchdowns. He ranks fifth in school history in both catches and receiving yards.
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Taylor received second-team All-AAC and fourth-team All-AAC (Phil Steele) honorees in 2023. Last season, he was named first-team preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele) and football network preseason AAC wide receiver of the year. He was also on the Reese's Senior Bowl and Biletnikoff Award watchlist.
Taylor was a late bloomer at Memphis, catching only eight passes as a freshman and 20 as a sophomore. Once things clicked, though. There was no looking back. He played a key role in the Tigers' success. Memphis went 11-2 record and ranked No. 24 in the final Associated Press poll.
"My experience at Memphis, it had ups and downs — a little challenging, you know, little something different that I never had to go through before," Taylor told Mark Edwards of The Anniston Star . "But I was just blessed to go through it."
At the NFL Combine, Taylor ran a 4.49-second 40-yard dash with a 1.53-second 10-yard shuttle, 30 1/2-inch vertical jump and 10-foot, 2-inch broad jump.
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