Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American football long snapper for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State.
| No. 46 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | May 28, 1994 Urbana, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Saline (MI) | ||||
| College: | Michigan State (2012–2015) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
College career edit
Pepper attended Michigan State University where he served as starting long snapper all four years from 2012 to 2016, playing a total 54 career games. In 2015, analyst Phil Steele named Pepper to the preseason second All-America team.[1]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.12 s | 1.84 s | 2.97 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
15 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers (first stint) edit
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pepper was not signed by a team during the 2016 season. On January 27, 2017, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Green Bay Packers.[3][4]
Baltimore Ravens edit
On August 28, 2017, Pepper signed with the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived four days later.[5]
Green Bay Packers (second stint) edit
On September 25, 2017, Pepper resigned with the Packers to replace an injured Brett Goode.[6][7] On November 3, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken foot in practice.[8][9]
New York Giants edit
On January 2, 2019, Pepper signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[11]
Miami Dolphins edit
On September 2, 2019, Pepper signed with the Miami Dolphins.[12] He was waived on April 26, 2020.[13]
San Francisco 49ers edit
On September 30, 2020, Pepper signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[14] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 28, 2020,[15] and activated on February 2, 2021.[16] On February 4, 2021, Pepper signed a two-year contract extension with the 49ers.[17]
On February 25, 2023, Pepper signed a three-year contract extension with the 49ers.[18]
References edit
- ^ "MSUSPARTANS.COM :: Taybor Pepper Bio :: Michigan State University Official Athletic Site Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ "2016 NFL Draft Scout Taybor Pepper College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Packers, Green Bay (January 27, 2017). "#Packers sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". @packers. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign LS Pepper". Packers.com. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 14 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ "Packers sign LS Taybor Pepper". Packers.com. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "No more cash register duties for Packers' new snapper, Taybor Pepper". ESPN.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Hirschhorn, Jason B. (November 3, 2017). "Packers long-snapper Taybor Pepper broke foot, headed to IR, per report". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com.
- ^ "Giants roster cuts 2019: Here's who has been released". Giants Wire. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Waive Four Players". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "49ers' Taybor Pepper: Off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "49ers Sign LS Taybor Pepper to Two-Year Extension". 49ers.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "49ers re-sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". SBNation.com. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.