Strengths

• Lower than offensive lineman on every short-yardage play. Good agility and ability to change direction for his size.
• Provides some secondary interior pass rush, getting most penetration when playing three technique.
• Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either side with strong hands.
• Strong tackler. Has good power in hands and can anchor, shed, and chase.
• Rarely goes to the ground, showing good balance from his high school wrestling days.

Weaknesses

• Must improve hand use and read-and-react skills. Lacks the violent hands to shed and can be eliminated by double-team blocks.
• Sees the ball well but is stuck on blocks when head-up; does not shed to make plays often enough.
• Lacks the speed to turn the corner consistently and is too often washed out by stronghanded blockers.
• Good strength, though his marginal arm length limits his ability to grab hold of ballcarriers as they run by.
• Isn't able to consistently shed blocks and makes plays in the hole.

Demetrius Taylor percentiles vs other Defensive Line's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)