Former local athlete and Husky safety, Taylor Rapp was picked today in the second-round of the draft (61st pick) by the Los Angeles Rams.
Rapp makes four Huskies now in the Top 60 of the first and second rounds of the draft; the most (so far) of the Pac-12 picked. This matches a program record for the number of players selected in the first two rounds of any draft.
Rapp came to Washington by way of Sehome, Washington and is yet another product of the coaching and development of Jimmy Lake and Will Harris.
He’s best remembered for the picks he had in the Pac-12 title game in 2016 against Colorado — that was when he truly put his name on the map of Husky football.
The Rapp File
2018 First-Team All-America (TheAthletic.com, PFF, ESPN, USA Today)
2018 Second-Team All-America (Associated Press, SI.com, The Sporting News, CBS Sports, Athlon’s)
2018 All-Pac-12 First Team
2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8
2018 Academic All-Pac-12 First Team
2017 All-Pac-12 First Team
2017 Academic All-Pac-12 First Team
2016 Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year
2016 Freshman All-America First Team (FWAA, USA Today)
2018: Announced on Jan. 2, 2019, that he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft … played in and started the first 13 games of the season, before missing the Rose Bowl due to injury … against Auburn in the season opener, finished with four tackles … made three tackles, including two sacks, and recovered a fumble in the Husky win over North Dakota … four tackles, including a sack, and two fumble recoveries in the win at Utah … seven tackles and a pass break-up against Arizona State … two tackles, including a sack, in the win over BYU … had five tackles and an interception in the win at UCLA … career-high nine tackles, including one for a loss, at Oregon … one tackle in the Husky win over Colorado … seven tackles and a pass break-up at California … six tackles and also made an interception on the final play to preserve the Huskies’ win over Stanford … four tackles in the Husky win over Oregon State, earning the UW coaches’ defensive player of the game award … four tackles in the Apple Cup win at WSU … three tackles, including a nine-yard sack, against Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game … won the Husky Excellence Award at the UW postseason awards banquet.
2017: Played in all 13 games, starting 12 … named to the Academic All-Pac-12 first team … also earned first-team All-Pac-12 … started the Huskies’ season opening win over Rutgers, finishing with seven total tackles … named the UW coaches’ special teams player of the game after the victory over Montana, when he finished with three solo tackles … two tackles in the Husky win over Fresno State … notched six tackles in the Colorado game … three tackles at Oregon State … three stops, including one for a loss, plus a forced fumble, in the Cal game … six tackles, including a sack, in the Arizona State game … four tackles in the win over UCLA … six tackles, including one-and-a-half for a loss and one sack, in the victory over Oregon … six solo stops at Stanford … had six tackles and notched his fifth career interception in the win over Utah … three tackles in the Apple Cup victory over Washington State … four tackles against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.
2016: Played in all 14 games, starting 10 … finished fifth on the team with 53 total tackles … one of four freshmen to play in the Rutgers game … notched four tackles in the season-opening win … also had four tackles in the win over Idaho … started in the Portland State game … had two tackles vs. the Vikings … also notched a pair of tackles in the win over No. 7 Stanford … three stops in Washington’s 70-21 win at Oregon … four tackles in a start vs. Oregon State … three tackles in a starting role in the Huskies’ win at No. 17 Utah … recorded seven tackles and broke up a pass in the win over California … made two interceptions against USC … also had five tackles against the Trojans … four tackles and a forced fumble in the win over Arizona State … had four tackles and made a crucial pass break-up in the Apple Cup victory at Washington State … named the MVP of the Pac-12 Championship Game, where he intercepted two passes and ran one of them back for a 35-yard touchdown on the first play of the second half … returned the other interception 23 yards and had four tackles, including half of a tackle for loss … named the Huskies’ defensive player of the game for the win over the Buffaloes … made seven tackles against Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl … earned the Travis Spring Most Outstanding Freshman at the team’s postseason awards banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, earned USA Today all-state (all levels) first-team, Associated Press 2A all-state first-team, All-Whatcom County first-team, and All-NWC first-team honors … earned a spot on the All-USA Western Washington first team as a defensive back … played on the USA National Teams at the youth level … credited with 117 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and three interceptions in 2015 … invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season … as a junior in 2014, earned first-team AP all-state and first-team All-NWC as a safety and second-team all-league as a receiver … as a junior, scored offensive TDs as a runner, receiver and passer and finished the season with 682 rushing yards and 349 receiving yards … first-team All-NWC safety as a sophomore in 2013 … named to the Tacoma News Tribune “Western 100” … rated as the No. 1 safety prospect in the state of Washington and No. 49 at the position by scout.com … listed as the No. 4 prospect in Washington and the No. 25 safety in the country by ESPN … 247sports.com’s No. 5 overall prospect in the state and No. 28 safety in the country … rated the No. 6 recruit in the state and the No. 51 safety in the country by rivals.com … a PrepStar All-West Region pick… played for coach Bob Norvell at Sehome.
