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Sean Taylor’s younger brother headed to the NFL draft

Sean Taylor’s brother, Gabe, is headed to the NFL draft.

Twenty-one years after his older brother was drafted No. 5 overall in the 2024 NFL draft, Gabe Taylor is entering the draft.

Gabe Taylor, of course, is the younger brother of Washington Redskins legendary safety Sean Taylor. Sean Taylor played four seasons for Washington, becoming one of the NFL’s best safeties before he was tragically murdered in November 2007.

Washington retired Taylor’s No. 21 jersey in 2021.

Gabe Taylor played five seasons as a safety at Rice University, appearing in 54 games with 238 tackles, including 10 for loss, four sacks, 10 interceptions and 27 passes defensed.

Taylor is 5-foot-10 and 193 pounds. Like his older brother, Gabe Taylor played at Gulliver Prep in the Miami area.

During his college career, Gabe honored Sean by wearing his older brother’s No. 26 college number. Sean Taylor wore No. 26 at Miami. In one of the more heartwarming college football moments in recent years, Taylor had an interception on the 14th anniversary of his brother’s death.

Good luck to Gabe Taylor as he looks to follow in his brother’s footsteps.

Sean Taylor’s daughter honors her dad at UNC in an awesome way

Jackie Taylor will be a freshman volleyball player at UNC this fall.

The Washington franchise and NFL fans, in general, were robbed when Sean Taylor was tragically murdered in 2007. Over the years, the team has found ways to honor Taylor.

Taylor’s family also continues to honor him.

First, it was Sean Taylor’s younger brother who honored the late Washington legend. Gabe Taylor, Sean’s younger brother, is a senior safety at Rice University and has worn his older brother’s old No. 26 college jersey throughout his career. In 2021, on the 14th anniversary of his older brother’s death, Gabe Taylor helped Rice seal a victory over Louisiana Tech with a late interception.

Now, it’s Jackie Taylor’s turn. Jackie is Sean Taylor’s only child and was only 18 months old when she lost her father.

In 2023, Jackie Taylor committed to the University of North Carolina on a volleyball scholarship. She will be a freshman this fall. On Thursday, the Tar Heels revealed Jackie’s number.

Check it out:

Jackie is a 6-foot-1 middle blocker who played at her father’s alma mater, Gulliver Prep, in Miami, Fla. She continues to honor her father with the Sean Taylor Legacy Project.

Washington retired Taylor’s No. 21 jersey in 2021 and unveiled a memorial outside the team’s stadium in 2022.

Sean Taylor’s brother makes game-clinching INT on 14th anniversary of NFL star’s death

Sean Taylor’s younger brother with a game-clinching pick for Rice

November 27 carries a sad meaning to the family of Sean Taylor.

The great Washington Football Team DB was murdered in 2007 on this date.

On Saturday, his younger brother, Gabe, was playing for Rice against Louisiana Tech.

As the game came down to the final seconds, Louisiana Tech threw a deep pass, and waiting to pick it off at the other end of the field was none other than Gabe Taylor.

Gabe Taylor is a 5-foot-10, 190-pound freshman from Miami, Florida. This was his third interception and second in two weeks.

His Rice bio:

Leads team with 32 unassisted tackles… Earned multiple weekly honors for his performance in the Owls win over UAB… Credited with a career-best 10 tackles, forced a fumble and knocked down a game-ending Hail Mary pass in the Owls’ 30-24 win over the defending conference champions,,, Set up the Owls second touchdown in the opening minutes of the game by forcing a fumble on the Blazers first play from scrimmage after the Owls had taken a 7-0 lead… Two of his ten tackles forced Blazers punts at the end of the second and start of the third quarter with Rice holding a 20-14 lead and he ended the game by knocking down Dylan Flower’s final pass attempt as the clock ran out… Picked off his first career pass at Texas… Added a career-best seven tackles against the Longhorns.