West Virginia University Athletics

• Battling for the starting nose tackle position

• Played in 10 games
• Finished with 13 tackles, including three solo stops, and a forced fumble for the season
• Season-high four tackles at LSU
• Three tackles and a forced fumble against UNLV, including two unassisted tackles
• Two tackles against Rutgers

• Recipient of the Tom Nickolich Award, given to the team’s most outstanding walk-on player
• Earned scholarship before the 2009 season
• Played in 12 games and started seven
• WVU Defensive Champion: Syracuse
• Registered 23 tackles for the season, including 11 unassisted stops, two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and an interception return of eight yards
• Season-best four tackles against UConn
• Registered three tackles, including one for loss against Florida State in Gator Bowl
• Registered two solo tackles and had an eight-yard interception return at Syracuse

• Saw limited playing time, making an appearance against Louisville

• Redshirted

• Four-year letterwinner and three-year captain for coach Damon Cogdell at Miramar High
• Named to the Dade-Broward All-Star team
• Selected the Brian Piccolo Scholar Athlete Award
• National Honor Roll

• Birthday is May 23
• Son of Willie, Sr., and Ellen Taylor
• One of four children
• High school teammate of Geno Smith, Stedman Bailey and Ivan McCartney
• Majoring in sociology and anthropology
• (1x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Taylor's Defensive Statistics
Year  Games  Tackles  Assists  Total  TFL  Sacks  Int  PBU  FF  FR
2010  10     3        10       13     0     0      0    0    1   0
2009  12     11       12       23     3.5   2      1    0    0   0
2008  1      0        1        1      0     0      0    0    0   0