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90Overall
SBig Ten

Taylor Mays

USC · Safety · 2006-09

COV
94
TAK
80
RNG
90

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Mays was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2007 and 2009, a consensus All-American in 2008 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2008 and 2009).

In 2006, 2007 and 2009, Mays had 5 interceptions.

Mays was the No. 49 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 90 overall, the highest safety rating at USC since 1990 and No. 3 among all safeties of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2007
    • First-team All-American
  2. 2008
    • Consensus All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2009
    • First-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  4. 2010
    • No. 49 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Taylor Mays season-by-season statistics at USC
SeasonInt
20063
20071
20091
Total5

Seasons with tracked stats at USC. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

USC Teammates

  1. 98Reggie Bush2003-05RB
  2. 96Matt Leinart2002-05QB
  3. 91Dwayne Jarrett2004-06WR
  4. 90Rey Maualuga2006-08LB
  5. 88Fred Davis2007TE
  6. 88Sedrick Ellis2006-07EDGE
  7. 80Brian Cushing2006-08LB
  8. 80Darnell Bing2004-05LB
  9. 80Keith Rivers2006-07LB
  10. 80Mark Sanchez2008QB

Full USC all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 91Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  2. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  3. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  4. 86Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  5. 86Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  6. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  7. 86Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S
  8. 86Jamie SilvaBoston College · 2003-07S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Taylor Mays) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.