Despite the running back position being arguably the deepest on the team, the Patriots signing of Arizona running back J.J. Taylor as an undrafted free agent rookie after he didn’t hear his name called during the recent draft was a cause for excitement.
Two reasons why he may have gone undrafted were Taylor’s size, he’s just 5’5, 185 pounds, and the fact that he didn’t test well athletically this spring at the NFL Combine. But forget that, if you turn on the tape, Taylor reminds the viewer as a human joystick and has tons of upside. So, even with the odds stacked against him, competing in a very deep running back position, he’ll be one of the more intriguing players to watch this summer at the Patriots training camp.