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#71 Branson Taylor

31

Offensive Guard · Los Angeles Chargers

25
Role Score
Practice Squad / Camp Body
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
LACLAC
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
24 yr
−2.2 yr vs NFL OG16th percentile
Height
6'6"
+1.4" vs NFL OG77th percentile
Weight
321 lb
+7.8 lb vs NFL OG69th percentile
NFL Experience
1 year
Birth Date
Feb 13, 2002
College
Pittsburgh
Draft
2025
Draft Pick
R6 · #199

Availability & contract

Expected Games
1/17
Total Contract
$885K
This Year
$885K
−$1.5M vs NFL OG0th percentile
Per Game
$52K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
31
Roster Value−18.9 vs NFL OG23rd percentile
25
Role−24.3 vs NFL OG8th percentile
11
Experience−28.4 vs NFL OG36th percentile
87
Prime−4.1 vs NFL OG21st percentile
6
Durability−56.7 vs NFL OG0th percentile
65
Continuity+29.1 vs NFL OG64th percentile
17
Draft Pedigree−17.5 vs NFL OG44th percentile
43
Contract Fit−9.9 vs NFL OG23rd percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Branson Taylor fits · Guards

LAC guards, last season vs this season — Branson Taylor is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Offensive Coordinator: Mike McDaniel
#75Trevor Penning738414/176640819684$3.5M27.46'7"321
#69Cole Strange597811/17700659680$5.3M28.26'5"301
#74Kayode Awosika424512/1748069960$1.9M27.96'3"322
#71Branson TaylorInjured reserve31251/17116568717$885K24.66'6"321
#65Logan TaylorDrafted, unsigned23252/1700508717—24.66'5"314
#73Alex HarkeyDrafted, unsigned23252/1700508915—25.26'6"308
Last season · 2025Offensive Coordinator: Mike McDaniel
Trevor Penning738414/176640819684$3.5M27.46'7"321
Mekhi BectonFree agent768213/177563789688—27.46'7"355
Ben ClevelandFree agent556213/1742—749660$1.1M28.16'6"355
Branson TaylorInjured reserve31251/17116568717$885K24.66'6"321
Jamaree SalyerUnknown——15/17——————26.26'4"325
Zion JohnsonUnknown——17/17——————26.96'3"305

Transactions

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#71Branson Taylor

Roster Value31
LACLACInjured reserve

Los Angeles Chargers place Branson Taylor on injured reserve

Aug 30, 2026
Official