Prospect watch: Phil Taylor

Phil Taylor DT Baylor

Height: 6032 Weight: 334 Ten: 1.77 Twenty: 2.87 Forty: 5.09 Bench: 31 Vertical: 29.5 Long jump: 8’4 Shuttle: 4.77 Three-cone: 7.75 (Combine)

Career stats: 55 tackles, 52 assists, 16-57 tackles for loss, 5.5-36 sacks, 4 passes broken up, 1-1-0 interception, 8 hurries, 1 forced fumble, 2-0-0 fumble recoveries (Includes one season at Penn State)

2010 stats: 35 tackles, 27 assists, 7-27 tackles for loss, 2-18 sacks, 4 passes broken up, 3 hurries, 1 forced fumble

Likely draft round: First

Analysis: If the Colts drafted Taylor, fans would drop to their knees and pray to Polianus, the God of Wish Fulfillment. See, Colts fans have been begging for a big-butt, blocker-devouring defensive tackle since the days of Herb Orvis (or at least Tony Siragusa). I’d even have to admit, I too would be pleasantly impressed. But it is so not gonna happen. Taylor is without doubt a specimen and a talent, but he’s also a major character question and, with so many teams running the 3-4 and desperate for a nose tackle, almost certainly going to be drafted well before his actual value. And whenever Polian has drafted a fat man (Terrance Taylor, Steve Sciullo, Matt Johnson), it has ended in misery.

Chance of becoming a Colt: Slim