If there’s anything that the Petersen/Lake era staff doesn’t get enough credit for, it might be just how successful they’ve been in preparing players to make a career in the NFL regardless of role or individual talent. To date, there are roughly 30 former Huskies who played under Petersen/Lake that are on an active roster, and while most were stars on Montlake, many were steady contributors in college who have since been able to stick around on rosters as reserve and special teams players long enough to earn the opportunity to breakout in the NFL.
Despite being the less-well-known of the two UW DBs heading to the NFL draft, Keith Taylor has a chance to join the ranks of these Pro Dawgs this year.