Taylor Decker

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Taylor Decker
Detroit Lions - No. 68
Offensive tackle
Date of birth: August 23, 1993
Place of birth: Vandalia , Ohio
Height: 2.01 m Weight: 141 kg
NFL debut
2016 for the Detroit Lions
Career
College : Ohio State University
NFL Draft : 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus All-American (2015)
  • First Team All- Big Ten (2015)
  • Big Ten Champion (2014)
  • Second Team All-Big Ten (2014)
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Games     55
as a starter     55
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Taylor Decker (* 23. August 1993 in Vandalia , Ohio ) is an American Football poker players on the position of offensive tackles . He plays for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Decker attended high school in his hometown, Vandalia, Ohio . He later attended Ohio State University . Here he played for the college football team, first only in the special teams , later as the right offensive tackle , then as the left offensive tackle.

NFL

Decker was selected 16th in the first round by the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL Draft . On May 6, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Lions. In his first season he became a regular player and played all 16 season games as a starter.

On June 6, 2017, Decker had to undergo surgery due to a shoulder injury and was due to be absent for an indefinite period and at least a large part of the 2017 season . He was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ No. 19: Taylor Decker, sophomore right tackle .
  2. ^ New guys, same attitude: Coach Ed Warinner, returning starter Taylor Decker must retain Ohio State's offensive line warrior culture .
  3. ↑ Taylor Decker's contract continues Lions' first-round trend - no bonuses .
  4. ↑ Jeremy Reisman: Taylor Decker shoulder injury: What do the Detroit Lions do now? . In: SB Nation - Pride of Detroit , June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017. 
personal data
SURNAME Decker, Taylor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd August 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Vandalia , Ohio