Strengths

• Anchors against larger defenders in the middle; resets hands to maintain distance. Athletic enough to help on nose tackle then pick up twist or late blitzer. Mirrors quick interior rushers. Looks to help the center when uncovered.
• Has the length to recover when beaten but does lose balance when he doesn't bend at his knees. Has a good anchor and hustles to stay alive.
• Strong upper body, arms and hands. Coordinated feet with the flexibility for offensive tackle. Hard worker.
• Dips shoulder and moves his feet to get outside leverage when needed. Strong and low coming out of his stance, effective in short-yardage situations.
• Eases out of his stance and has a finisher's mentality. Bends his knees, has above-average mobility and keeps his base square to adjust to counters.

Weaknesses

• Has inconsistent footwork and body positioning and needs to improve his blocking angles.
• Isn't an elite quick-twitch blocker and his height causes him to be out-quicked. Leaks inside pressure when his technique gets sloppy.
• Adequate initial burst should be far better and isn't good enough to consistently hold out elite pass rushers.
• Needs to prove his worth in a straight-ahead running game.
• Anticipates speed rushers attacking the edge and will over-set to the outside, leaving inside rushing lanes wide open for defenders to jab-step outside and re-direct through the gap.

Tristen Taylor percentiles vs other Offensive Tackle's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)