Taybor Pepper

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Taybor Pepper
No. 46 – San Francisco 49ers
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-28) May 28, 1994 (age 29)
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Saline (MI)
College: Michigan State (2012–2015)
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:83
Total tackles:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American football long snapper for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State.

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College career

Pepper attended Michigan State University where he served as starting long snapper all four years from 2012 to 2016, playing a total 54 career games. In 2015, analyst Phil Steele named Pepper to the preseason second All-America team. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m)		238 lb
(108 kg)		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		5.12 s1.84 s2.97 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		15 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Green Bay Packers (first stint)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Pepper was not signed by a team during the 2016 season. On January 27, 2017, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Green Bay Packers. [3] [4]

Baltimore Ravens

On August 28, 2017, Pepper signed with the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived four days later. [5]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On September 25, 2017, Pepper resigned with the Packers to replace an injured Brett Goode. [6] [7] On November 3, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken foot in practice. [8] [9]

New York Giants

On January 2, 2019, Pepper signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants. [10] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [11]

Miami Dolphins

On September 2, 2019, Pepper signed with the Miami Dolphins. [12] He was waived on April 26, 2020. [13]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 30, 2020, Pepper signed with the San Francisco 49ers. [14] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 28, 2020, [15] and activated on February 2, 2021. [16] On February 4, 2021, Pepper signed a two-year contract extension with the 49ers. [17]

On February 25, 2023, Pepper signed a three-year contract extension with the 49ers. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "MSUSPARTANS.COM :: Taybor Pepper Bio :: Michigan State University Official Athletic Site Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 NFL Draft Scout Taybor Pepper College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ Packers, Green Bay (January 27, 2017). "#Packers sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". @packers. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Packers sign LS Pepper". Packers.com. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 14 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  6. ↑ "Packers sign LS Taybor Pepper". Packers.com. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "No more cash register duties for Packers' new snapper, Taybor Pepper". ESPN.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ Hirschhorn, Jason B. (November 3, 2017). "Packers long-snapper Taybor Pepper broke foot, headed to IR, per report". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com.
  11. ↑ "Giants roster cuts 2019: Here's who has been released". Giants Wire. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Dolphins Waive Four Players". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  14. ↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  16. ↑ "49ers' Taybor Pepper: Off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  17. ↑ "49ers Sign LS Taybor Pepper to Two-Year Extension". 49ers.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  18. ↑ "49ers re-sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". SBNation.com. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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