Twenty-one years after his older brother was drafted No. 5 overall in the 2024 NFL draft, Gabe Taylor is entering the draft.
Gabe Taylor, of course, is the younger brother of Washington Redskins legendary safety Sean Taylor. Sean Taylor played four seasons for Washington, becoming one of the NFL’s best safeties before he was tragically murdered in November 2007.
Washington retired Taylor’s No. 21 jersey in 2021.
Gabe Taylor played five seasons as a safety at Rice University, appearing in 54 games with 238 tackles, including 10 for loss, four sacks, 10 interceptions and 27 passes defensed.
Taylor is 5-foot-10 and 193 pounds. Like his older brother, Gabe Taylor played at Gulliver Prep in the Miami area.
Diamond in the rough, still tryna wash off all this mud! pic.twitter.com/AEOvZe0IhU
— Gabe Taylor (@iamGabeTaylor) December 7, 2024
During his college career, Gabe honored Sean by wearing his older brother’s No. 26 college number. Sean Taylor wore No. 26 at Miami. In one of the more heartwarming college football moments in recent years, Taylor had an interception on the 14th anniversary of his brother’s death.
Good luck to Gabe Taylor as he looks to follow in his brother’s footsteps.
