Teez Tabor is an American NFL player, who currently plays cornerback for the Detroit Lions. He started playing American football during his days at Friendship Collegiate Academy, Washington, D.C., then college football in Florida, before his NFL career.
Here’s everything you need to know about this fantastic player; his biography, family, height, weight and measurements.
Teez Tabor’s bio
Teez was born on December 31, 1995 as Jalen Tabor. He was educated at Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, D.C. While in school, he began showing his football skills and was rated a five-star recruit by Rivals.com. Tabor initially agreed to play for the University of Arizona but would change his mind and decided to go with the University of Florida.
Teez started playing for the University of Florida in 2004 as a rookie, under coach Will Muschamp. He played a total of 12 games this season and finished it with 5 starts, 31 tackles, two sacks and one interception. The following season Coach Muschamp was replaced by Jim McElwain.
Under the new coach, Tabor played nine-thirteen games this season with a record 39 tackles, 4 interceptions and 1 sack, he became the All-SEC first-team selection this season. He earned his second All-SEC first-team draft in 2016 and is giving up his senior season for a professional career with the NFL.
Professional career
Forgoing his senior season, Teez Tabor began looking for an opportunity to play in the National Football League (NFL) and his first stop was the NFL combine. NFL Draft pundits and analysts were all convinced that Tabor held great promise and would be selected in the first round following his invitation to the NFL.
However, they soon began to reconsider their initial projections after Teez Tabor began putting up unimpressive performances. He attended Pro Day in Florida, where he attempted the 40-yard, 20-yard, and 10-yard dashes, all of which ended slower. He didn’t give up but did private workouts hosted by the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions. His stock drafts began to drop rapidly, and experts predicted he would fall in the second or third round.
At this point, Tabor was still able to maintain a top ten cornerback position as Sports Illustrated still ranked him the 8th best cornerback in the draft. ESPN and NFLDraftScout.com ranked him 12th best in the draft.
Teez Tabor was eventually drafted by the DetroitLions for their 53rd overall in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He agreed to a four-year contract with the Lions worth $4.82 million, which included a bond of $2.33 million and a premium of $1.64 million.
He became the 9th cornerback to be drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft and was reunited with Jarrad Davis (his Florida teammate) who was also drafted by the Lions as 21st overall. Tabor became the 4th of 8 Florida Gators to be drafted into the NFL that year.
He started the season competing for the starting cornerback position with DJ Hayden and Nevin Lawson and was quickly named the team’s 4th cornerback to start his rookie season behind not only veterans like Nevin Lawson, DJ Hayden but also Darius Slay.
Tabor’s professional debut came in a game against the Minnesota Vikings which ended in a 14–7 victory.
His family
The NFL professional tries as much as possible to keep his private and his family away from the media and he has succeeded to some extent in this regard. His father’s name is not known but his mother is Merri Tabor.
Wondering how he got the name Teez? Tabor revealed in an interview that his friends and family started calling him Teez when he was in middle school and he was used to and prefers the name to Jalen. Among the other tattoos he has, you will find the name Teez tattooed on his arm.
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Tabor has a brother, at least he mentioned having a younger brother called Roger in an interview. He told his school’s website (Floridagators.com) that his brother was the reason many of his relatives called him Teez. What we’re not sure about is whether Roger is his only sibling or if he has other siblings – direct or half-siblings.
Height, Weight, Net Worth and Other Facts of Teez Tabor
- Tabor stands at a height of 6″ 0”, weighs 198.4 lbs, or 90 kg.
- His other body measurements are not known.
- Teez is a two -time Washington Post All-Met Selection, a Washington D.C. Mr. Football, and a 247 Sports Second Team All-American.
- In seventh grade, Teez Tabor and his friend tried their hand at the MySpace page by creating a group they called “Eezy Boyz.” The page wasn’t working very well, so they took it down.