Tickets2022: Sixth-year team l started in all 12 games he appeared in at defensive end…Was a crucial piece of the defensive front line…Had a career-high 36 tackles, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two passes defended and one touchdown…Had at least four tackles seven different times… Season-high six tackles against Navy…Recovered a fumble and took it 23 yards to the house against Kennesaw State for his first career touchdown…Added five tackles Recorded 2.5 sacks in a 31-21 win against Tulsa…Tallied four stops in season opener at Arkansas…Capped regular season with three stops against Tulane.
2021: Appeared in all 14 games as a vital member of the defensive line rotation...Totaled 29 tackles, including 5.5 TFLs and two sacks...Had seven tackles with two TFLs and a forced fumble at ECU...Finished with five tackles, two TFLs and an eight-yard sack against Miami in the opener...Also got credit for half sack against Notre Dame and Houston...Finished with four tackles against the Cougars in the AAC Championship...Had one stop in College Football Playoff Semifinals against No. 1 Alabama at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic...Returning in 2022 for a sixth year...Will be a leader on the defensive line, bringing 44 games, 74 tackles, 11.5 TFLs and four sacks in his career.
2019: Was on the field for all 14 games, making eight starts in the middle of the defensive front … finished with 24 tackles, 2.0 for a loss along with a sack … finished with three tackles against Miami (OH) … added two stops at Marshall and two in the upset win over UCF … notched his first career sack, along with two tackles, in the comeback win at ECU … posted a career mark with five tackles against UConn … added four stops against Temple … closed out the season with two tackles, including a TFL, in the Birmingham Bowl against Boston College ... named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Played in six games during his redshirt freshman season … finished with four tackles and a half TFL.
PRIOR TO UC: A three-star prospect by 247Sports.com … 247 rates him as one of the Top-65 defensive tackles in the 2017 class … helped lead Hoban to its second-straight OHSAA Division III State Championship in 2016 … named to the Cleveland.com 2016 All-Star Football Team … selected to the Associated Press Division III First-Team All-Ohio football squad ... also honored on the First-Team All-Northeast Inland District team ... ran a fumble back 19 yards for a TD against RICC … coached by Todd Sibley ... played his sophomore and junior years at Indian Creek HS in Wintersville, Ohio for Coach Andrew Connor ... was a 2015 Associated Press Second-Team All-Eastern District honoree ... recorded 70 tackles, 8.0 for a loss, 11 sacks, two forced fumbles, a blocked field goal and a pass defended in two seasons with the Redskins ... also played QB, throwing for 593 yards and six TDs while rushing for 826 yards and another 10 TDs, punted and kicked off ... also played basketball … joined UC over interest from Michigan State, Rutgers, Minnesota and multiple MAC programs … son of Darifaye and David Taylor.