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Taybor Pepper
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Pepper with the San Francisco 49ers in 2024
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-28) May 28, 1994 (age 30)
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Saline (MI)
College:Michigan State (2012–2015)
Position:Long snapper
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:100
Total tackles:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Taybor Pepper (born May 28, 1994) is an American professional football long snapper. He played college football at Michigan State.

College career

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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

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Pre-draft measurables
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)

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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

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On August 28, 2017, Pepper signed with the Baltimore Ravens, but was waived four days later.[5]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

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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

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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

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On September 2, 2019, Pepper signed with the Miami Dolphins.[12] He was waived on April 26, 2020.[13]

San Francisco 49ers

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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

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  1. ^ "Taybor Pepper". Michigan State Spartans Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Scout Taybor Pepper College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Packers, Green Bay (January 27, 2017). "#Packers sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". @packers. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Packers sign LS Pepper". Packers.com. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 14 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  6. ^ "Packers sign LS Taybor Pepper". Packers.com. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "No more cash register duties for Packers' new snapper, Taybor Pepper". ESPN.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017.
  10. ^ Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com.
  11. ^ Benton, Dan (August 31, 2019). "Giants roster cuts 2019: Here's who has been released". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Dolphins Sign John Jenkins, Taybor Pepper". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Dolphins Waive Four Players". www.miamidolphins.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  14. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  16. ^ "49ers' Taybor Pepper: Off COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  17. ^ "49ers Sign LS Taybor Pepper to Two-Year Extension". 49ers.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  18. ^ Posey, Kyle (February 25, 2023). "49ers re-sign long snapper Taybor Pepper". Niners Nation. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "49ers Sign Seven Free Agents, Release Long Snapper Taybor Pepper". 49ers.com. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
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