West Virginia University Athletics

2023 (Jr.)

• Earned All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (Coaches)
• Named All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
• Has played in 13 games at WVU, including 11 starts
• Saw action on 700 offensive snaps and 69 special teams plays
• Used on a season-high 76 offensive snaps at Houston and eight special teams plays at UCF and against North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl
• Led WVU in receiving with 35 catches for 444 yards, averaging 12.7 yard per catch and four touchdowns with a long of 43 yards
• Hauled in two passes for 33 yards against UNC

2022 (So.) - LSU

• Played tight end for coach Brian Kelly at LSU
• Saw action in 13 games, starting two, helping lead the Tigers to a 10-4 record, an appearance in the SEC Championship Game and a win over Purdue in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
• Finished with five catches for 55 yards with a long catch of 26 yards
• Had two catches for 33 yards with a long of 26 yards against Florida
• Registered an 11-yard reception against New Mexico
• Had an 8-yard catch against Florida State

2021 (Fr.) - LSU

• Played in 12 games, starting three times
• Starts came against McNeese, at Kentucky and Louisiana-Monroe
• Scored first collegiate touchdown on a 41-yard reception in win over Mississippi State
• The 41-yard catch was longest of his career
• Had career-best four receptions for 22 yards in win over McNeese
• Added a 5-yard catch against Arkansas
• Member of the 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020 (COVID) - LSU

• Played in seven games, starting two
• Caught six passes for 36 yards
• Biggest catch of career thus far was a 4-yard reception on third-and-10 in fourth quarter in win over Florida
• On that play, his cleat came off and Florida defender tossed it down field, resulting in an unsportsmanlike penalty
• The result was a first down, which extended LSU’s game-winning drive
• Had three receptions for 11 yards vs. Florida and followed that with two catches, including a 20-yarder, the following week in win over Ole Miss
• First career catch came against Texas A&M

High School

• One of the nation’s top tight end prospects in the Class of 2020
• Outstanding all-around player from Grand Junction, Colorado
• Listed as the nation’s 10th-best tight end by 247Sports and the No. 5 overall prospect in the state of Colorado
• Rated four-star prospect by Rivals
• Totaled 1,084 yards receiving and 18 touchdowns during his high school career
• Hauled in 25 catches for 331 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in 2019
• As a junior, caught 29 passes for 510 yards and eight TDs
• Caught 18 passes for 243 yards and a pair of TDs as a sophomore

 Personal

• Son of Sean and Cheri Taylor
• Father played football at Western State
• Mother played soccer at Northern Colorado
• One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
• Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in integrated studies in December 2023
• Currently pursuing a master’s degree in business administration
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• WVU Blue Collar Award: Baylor
• Posted 64 yards on four catches, as well as a long of 26 at Baylor
• Grabbed three catches for 39 yards against Cincinnati
• Caught one pass at Oklahoma and it was a three-yard touchdown reception
• Lone reception against BYU was a 43-yard TD catch
• Added 26 yards on four catches at UCF
• Finished the Oklahoma State game with two catches for eight yards
• Tallied 62 yards on five catches, including a long of 17 at Houston
• Caught two passes for a total of 20 yards at TCU
• Grabbed his second touchdown catch in as many games against Texas Tech, finishing with a team-high 39 yards
• Hauled in his first Mountaineer touchdown in the Pitt game; finished with three catches for 21 yards
• Caught three passes for 55 yards and a long of 29 against Duquesne
• Made his Mountaineer debut in the season opener at Penn State and grabbed two passes for 31 yards
• Enrolled at WVU in January 2023