Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American professional football long snapper. He played college football at Michigan State.
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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-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 s | 1.84 s | 2.97 s | 32.0 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,[15] and activated on February 2, 2021.[16] On February 4, 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]
On March 13, 2025, Pepper was released by the 49ers, after the team signed Jon Weeks.[19]
References
- ^ "Taybor Pepper". Michigan State Spartans Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ "2016 NFL Draft Scout Taybor Pepper College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Packers, Green Bay (January 27, 2017). "#Packers sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". @packers. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign LS Pepper". Packers.com. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 14 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ "Packers sign LS Taybor Pepper". Packers.com. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "No more cash register duties for Packers' new snapper, Taybor Pepper". ESPN.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com.
- ^ Benton, Dan (August 31, 2019). "Giants roster cuts 2019: Here's who has been released". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Waive Four Players". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "49ers' Taybor Pepper: Off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "49ers Sign LS Taybor Pepper to Two-Year Extension". 49ers.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Posey, Kyle (February 25, 2023). "49ers re-sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". Niners Nation. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "49ers Sign Seven Free Agents, Release Long Snapper Taybor Pepper". 49ers.com. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.