You're right. It's only 2 inches. Not sure where i got 4 from.

He will be a 3rd day pick, hope it was worth it being a scrub instead of coming back to develop another year and leave ready. He might make a practice squad or end up a coach somewhere. That's way better than playing another starting season as an Aggie LB.

He will not gain anything from staying. His size is the only thing preventing him from going higher in the draft.

He's already considered one of the top LB in the draft.

I'm not sure it was his choice. Good luck to him.

From my understanding we wanted him to stay but knew if he got a good grade he would be gone.

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Dodson is bigger and faster than York. Neither are in the same ballpark as Cooper. You guys crack me up. I do hope York plays himself onto a roster. I will be absolutely shocked if he is taken by the 3rd round.

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Dodson is 2 inches taller, same weight. York 40 4.58 vs Dodson 40 4.60

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York ran a 4.8-4.85 as a freshman, no way he gained 0.3 while gaining 30 pounds. Plus he was one step too slow a lot of the game.

Dodson and York are not the same in the athletic department. Don't get me wrong I would take York on my college team any day but he is too slow and too short. Great work ethic and football IQ may allow him to play a few years in the pros. Hope he proves me wrong but a bad showing at the combine will leave him as an UDFA

I had to look it up and all the times I found were around 4.6

Good for him! I think this is just a stop before he becomes a coach. But go get'em!

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A lot of the "miss fits" were him. Giving up big runs because he was not good.

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Again with your narrative. He is currently one of the top LB in the draft. That wouldn't happen with what you describe.

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lets see how it goes with his measurables etc. once they get him in the combine or through pro day. Those rankings are not always right... eye test and watching him the last few years says otherwise IMO. (again, just my opinion)

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vander54 said:

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DimebagsGhost said:

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A lot of the "miss fits" were him. Giving up big runs because he was not good.

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Again with your narrative. He is currently one of the top LB in the draft. That wouldn't happen with what you describe.

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lets see how it goes with his measurables etc. once they get him in the combine or through pro day. Those rankings are not always right... eye test and watching him the last few years says otherwise IMO. (again, just my opinion)

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Your opinion is spot on, the reality is that he was never one of the top ranked LBs. As we get closer to the draft, the rankings begin to shift as all the mock guys who aren't well connected get the real Intel on how teams view these players. As predicted, York didn't run or do much else at the combine, which is smart. 3rd day is likely the best case scenario

I dunno when he gets drafted but his future is a coach and he will make a damn good paycheck for a long time doing it.

For the two combine events that he participated in (3-cone and 20 yard shuttle), he finished last among all LB's.

Smart player & great teammate, and testing isn't everything, but his lack of athleticism is glaring. Something that was obvious to anyone watching our SEC games.

He isn't developing more here. Maybe he finds the competition at the next level inspiring…

give York credit for going for it

unlike all these 6-year players / QB's that are afraid of the league -- want to stay in college forever

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give York credit for going for it

unlike all these 6-year players / QB's that are afraid of the league -- want to stay in college forever

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I wish I could still be in college and getting paid to be there

Most are called professors

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For the two combine events that he participated in (3-cone and 20 yard shuttle), he finished last among all LB's.

Smart player & great teammate, and testing isn't everything, but his lack of athleticism is glaring. Something that was obvious to anyone watching our SEC games.

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and that is why he won't go in the first couple rounds. He's probably a third rounder at best.

He's currently grading out as a backup. I can't seem him going until Rounds 5-7.

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/taurean-york/3200594f-5220-0481-e575-7184ee1d7d38

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He's currently grading out as a backup. I can't seem him going until Rounds 5-7.

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/taurean-york/3200594f-5220-0481-e575-7184ee1d7d38

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Based on their grade he is 13th our of nearly 30 LB. I could see late 3rd round to 4th round for him. Just depends on what each team grades him out as and how quickly they start going off rhe board.

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agchugger said:

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He's currently grading out as a backup. I can't seem him going until Rounds 5-7.

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/taurean-york/3200594f-5220-0481-e575-7184ee1d7d38

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Based on their grade he is 13th our of nearly 30 LB. I could see late 3rd round to 4th round for him. Just depends on what each team grades him out as and how quickly they start going off rhe board.

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3rd rd not happening
4th is still rather optimistic and unlikely
5th or later is where he is.

I don't blame him for going, but he is who he is. Hope he kills it!

I love Taureanand all those Aggies like him that have given so much of themselves. Hope you end up in Green Bay!! Go Pack Go!!

Per Sports Illustrated article linked below, Taurean had the fastest unofficial 40 time at yesterdays pro day held at Bright.

Results listed below:

Taurean York, LB - 4.53
Tyreek Chappell, DB - 4.56
Amari Daniels, RB - 4.56
Le'Veon Moss, RB - 4.58
EJ Smith, RB - 4.59
Amari Niblack, TE - 4.68

Listed as faster than three of our running backs from last year (interesting). I am assuming Le'Veon will test better with more time post injury.

Good showing for Taurean and I wish him all the best in his future.

https://www.si.com/college/tamu/football/full-texas-am-pro-day-results-historic-aggie-draft-class-shows-out

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Per Sports Illustrated article linked below, Taurean had the fastest unofficial 40 time at yesterdays pro day held at Bright.

Results listed below:

Taurean York, LB - 4.53
Tyreek Chappell, DB - 4.56
Amari Daniels, RB - 4.56
Le'Veon Moss, RB - 4.58
EJ Smith, RB - 4.59
Amari Niblack, TE - 4.68

Listed as faster than three of our running backs from last year (interesting). I am assuming Le'Veon will test better with more time post injury.

Good showing for Taurean and I wish him all the best in his future.

https://www.si.com/college/tamu/football/full-texas-am-pro-day-results-historic-aggie-draft-class-shows-out

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Good for Tuarean

His speed and IQ will get him drafted. I still think he has an outside shot at late 3rd round but feel much better about 4th round.

Granted this all hinges on the need at LB. Some years LB don't really start coming off the board until round 3. Others it's earlier.

If they are going to make up numbers, they might want to make them believable.

As is often the case, a lot of where he goes will come down to what the teams in the part of the draft where he projects really needs.

If there is a team with a desperate need for LB and he's the best available, he will go there. And that's what he would need for late 3rd.

His pro day time was encouraging but I wonder how much the pros look at that vs the laser timed 40 from the combine. I mean if he was expecting to run in the 4.5s, he should've run at the combine.

There may have been a reason he didn't. His time and IQ will do him well. His size and agility drills will hurt.

It's going to be interesting to see where he ends up but I doubt it's past round 5.

Not sure he will make it in the NFL, he could never get off blocks. I do think coaching linebackers could be in his future after giving the NFL a shot. Good luck young man now and in the future.

He'll probably play a lot of special teams and some low use defensive packages that requires an extra or spy LB. If he bulks up like a Dat or Zach Thomas then we'll probably see a healthy career

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Not sure he will make it in the NFL, he could never get off blocks. I do think coaching linebackers could be in his future after giving the NFL a shot. Good luck young man now and in the future.

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I think he lead our team in tackles every year he was here minus his freshman year where he finished a close second behind Cooper. So he got off a few blocks.

To this point, he was very effective when Cooper was taking up blocks and he was freed up to run.

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Is he projected to get drafted?

Was he going to get processed?


Surprised he'd go this route since he'd probably make more money here than going late round or undrafted



Good luck to him all the same

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If he goes undrafted, he can just sue his way back into college football.

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To this point, he was very effective when Cooper was taking up blocks and he was freed up to run.

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He played with cooper one year I believe. How about EVERY other year he lead our team in tackles?

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Not sure he will make it in the NFL, he could never get off blocks. I do think coaching linebackers could be in his future after giving the NFL a shot. Good luck young man now and in the future.

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I think he lead our team in tackles every year he was here minus his freshman year where he finished a close second behind Cooper. So he got off a few blocks.

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Making lots of tackles and the inability to get off blocks are not mutually exclusive. However it is extremely difficult to make big plays and impactful tackles without being able to get off blocks well. (unless you get pretty good at guessing the right hole, which inevitably contributes to misfits and a subpar run defense)

He was borderline for me on leaving. I don't blame him for going but with NIL now it may not have been a bad idea to stay.