Safety Aaron Taylor committed to the Cardinals on Friday, after deciding to decommit from Toledo. He is the 22nd member of the class, the third member of the class to hail from the state of Georgia, and the fifth safety in the class. He currently plays for Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, GA.
RECRUITING GURU RATINGS
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Rivals |
Scout |
ESPN |
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2*, NR |
2*, NR |
2*, 72, #158 S |
Aaron is a universal two-star prospect, with ESPN liking his abilities the most, they specifically praise his instincts. Scout lists Aaron as 6’1″ and 180 pounds, Rivals lists him as 6’0″ and 185 pounds, and ESPN lists him as 6’0″ and 180 pounds. I’ll go with the majority opinions here and say he’s 6’0″ tall and weighs 180 pounds.
OFFERS
Aaron chose Ball State over offers from Gardner-Webb, Georgia State, Ohio, Toledo, and Western Carolina. He also received interest from Georgia Tech and Navy.
STATS
Maxpreps lists Aaron as having made 55 tackles and forcing one fumble.
40 TIME
None of the recruiting sites can agree on a 40-yard dash time; ESPN lists him as running a 4.84 40, Rivals lists him as running a 4.78 40, and Scout lists him as running a 4.65 40.
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PREDICTION
Aaron is a bit light and, if ESPN and Rivals are to be believed, a little slow to play right away as a freshman. Those two factors, along with Coach Lembo’s preference to redshirt as many freshmen as possible, means Aaron will almost certainly redshirt his freshman season and then start working his way into special teams and the rotation at safety.
IMPACT ON THE REST OF THE CLASS
Ball State had a huge hole to fill at safety, with two starters and their backup graduating, five safeties creates good competition for the two starting spots in summer and fall camps and will allow the staff to redshirt several of the incoming safeties. The Cardinals should be done with safety for this class.
Go Cards!!
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