Dadrion Taylor-Demerson


Dadrion Taylor-Demerson is an American professional football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and was selected by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life

Taylor-Demerson attended Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He played running back in high school. As a senior, he was named the Oklahoma 5A Player of the Year after rushing for 1,365 yards and 24 touchdowns. For his career, he had 4,611 rushing yards. He committed to Texas Tech University.

College career

Taylor-Demerson played at Texas Tech from 2019 to 2023. During his career he appeared in 58 games and had 238 tackles, 10 interceptions and two sacks. After the 2023 season, he declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

Professional career

Taylor-Demerson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 104th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft. He recorded his first NFL interception against Mac Jones of the San Francisco 49ers in the Cardinals week 3 loss.