The Las Vegas Raiders added one Jim Thorpe Award winner — given to the best defensive back in college football — with the 43rd overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by selecting Tre’von Moehrig. The Silver & Black added yet another by snaring Trey Taylor with the 223rd overall pick in this year’s rendition of the draft.
Like his higher drafted fellow Thorpe winner, Taylor was left college as a productive safety that created takeaways in coverage and was a disruptive as a run defender at Air Force. The 6-foot, 210-pound Texas native was the first Falcon to win the Jim Thorpe honor and arrives to Las Vegas with a reputation as an instinctive, strong, and determined defensive back.