Dadrion Taylor-Demerson has a below-average build for the position, lacking in height and weight. His lack of power is noticeable in all areas, but I'll come back to that later. Dadrion is a good athlete, possessing excellent explosiveness and speed. He has a strong motor and is very fluid, with this fluidity masking some technical issues.

Technically, he's not polished, and as I just mentioned, some of his technical errors are masked by his good athletic abilities, which help him correct certain points. He doesn't have a very good backpedal, his footwork is average, and his feet get tangled up, causing problems in his change of direction and resulting in poor pursuit angles (also due to his lack of patience) whether against the run or pass, and delays in his decision-making.

Dadrion has played in various alignments, lining up as a single or two-high safety and also as a nickelback. The fact is that he is interesting everywhere but not excellent anywhere. He trusts his instinct, and I like that kind of player, but he is often manipulated by quarterbacks. He often lets wide receivers pass behind him on play-action plays, for example, because he only focuses on the quarterback. He has poor recognition of long routes by wide receivers and often finds himself too far from the action, which is the opposite of what is expected from a single-high safety. This often happens in zone coverage, where he struggles to locate himself on the field and gets lost in his assignments. So, one might ask, would he be better suited in the slot and be in man coverage as often as possible?
In off-man coverage, he tends to be too conservative and give too much space to his counterpart, and his poor footwork technique causes problems in his redirects and breaks in and out. In press coverage, I don't have enough samples, but if he improves technically, he could be very dangerous due to his athletic abilities and instincts.

Taylor-Demerson's ball skills aren't bad, but he misses quite a few opportunities for big plays, mainly due to a complicated ball tracking issue if a lot is happening around him and if receivers pass behind him. He struggles to track the ball when his back is to the play but does a good job when facing the play and when his reads are simplified, for example, by vertical isolations from the opposing offense. He has very good leaping ability, which allows him to play the ball at the highest point despite being undersized.

His contribution against the run is very inconsistent. He is capable of nice pursuits and can be effective in the flat, but I've seen him struggle a lot, mainly due to his size, to shed blocks. His tackling technique is average at best, and again, his lack of physicality shows as he misses tackles in the open field and missed 44 tackles in 5 seasons (3 seasons as a starter), according to Doug Farrar. However, to balance this, even though he missed a tackle in the open field against Bucky Irving, he had a very good game with successful tackles against Oregon. So, he provides an interesting contribution on outside runs, but anything happening on the inside will be very challenging for him. 

Dadrion Taylor-Demerson is an intriguing athlete at his position, but he is technically raw and has post-snap process management deficiencies. He will need to work on his football IQ because his instincts lead to too many potential big plays, although he also makes impactful plays. His versatility in alignments is interesting, but it's currently difficult to determine if he would be more comfortable as a single high safety despite his issues with recognizing long plays, or if he should be included more often in the box, even though he may struggle physically there. Therefore, there is a real question about his future position in the NFL. As a 5th year senior who turned 23 in January, his age is not a concern like it might be for other super seniors, which leaves room for him to work on his technical skills and become more than just a backup in the NFL.
I evaluate DTD as a 4th rounder talent