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Taylor Powell

Athlete

2024 Class

6'4" Height

185 Weight

East St. Louis School

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Taylor Powell is a 6'4" Athlete in the 2024 class. Powell attends East St. Louis in Illinois. Powell's Player Profile was created on July 2, 2023. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Taylor Powell is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Taylor

Powell ATH

Class

2024

Height

6'4"

Weight

185

HS

East St. Louis

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Taylor Powell

Nothing grabs my attention like a 6’4 DB, and 6’4, 185 lb. safety/WR Taylor Powell certainly kept it...

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Oliver West

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Nothing grabs my attention like a 6’4 DB, and 6’4, 185 lb. safety/WR Taylor Powell Taylor Powell 6'4" | 185 lbs | ATH East St. Louis | 2024 State IL certainly kept it once I got a look at him. Formerly at Althoff Catholic in Belleville, Powell is committed to Northern Illinois and is on my list of Illinois 2024s with the highest upside in the state, not to mention my list of the state’s hardest hitters. Those are two serious catalogs to be a part of, and to make things even sweeter, Powell has transferred to powerhouse East St. Louis for his senior year of action, placing him in prime position to raise his stock and skillset as both a prospect and player. With notable and eye-catching length and a frame capable of adding a ton more weight, Powell’s range, closing speed, and overall pace help him lay the wood in impressive fashion from his safety spot, as he can cover a ton of ground and bring a full head of steam in contact, which, when combined with his size, can create highlight-reel hits from the defensive secondary that send receiver flying and collapses them into the turf for painful-looking pops fit for a big hit compilation on Youtube. He’s a classic keep-your-head-on-a-swivel safety with imposing size who knows how to use it, and you better not think about going over the middle on this dude. He’s also dynamic, and can cover man-to-man, make people miss in the open field and 1-on-1 situations, run solid routes, and burn pursuers after the catch. There’s a ton to like and NIU got a really strong DB prospect who is about to have a big year at ESL. I get more and more excited the more I talk about him, and those hits certainly can rattle a WR and change the dynamic of a passing game for an opposing offense. PRzIL can’t wait for his senior film to start coming out.