AWARDS/HONORS
- 2024 Phil Steele Postseason CUSA All-Conference Second Team Offense (OT)
- 2024 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention Offense (OL)
2024 (r-Sr.) | 12/12: Taylor started all 12 games for WKU at left tackle during the 2024 season, before missing the final two games due to injury. He helped solidify an offensive line that helped WKU finish first in Conference USA in passing. Taylor was named All-CUSA Honorable Mention Offense (OL) by the league's head coaches, and was a Phil Steele Postseason CUSA All-Conference Second Team Offense (OT) selection.
Before WKU: Taylor spent four seasons at Alabama State, where he appeared in all 11 of the team’s games during the 2023 season as an offensive tackle, helping the Hornets to a 7-4 record. Alabama State averaged nearly 300 yards of offense per game in 2023, including 111 rushing per game. He appeared in 10 games during the 2022 season, helping the team average nearly 22 points per game and 112.7 yards rushing per game. The Hornets put up 3,334 yards of offense that season. He missed the 2021 fall season, but played in all five games for Alabama State during the spring 2021 season and was named a BOXTOROW All-American. He did not see any game action during the 2019 season as a true freshman.
HS/Misc.: Taylor prepped at Miami Central Senior High in Florida, where he helped his team finish 11-3 as a senior and earned Honorable Mention All-State honors. His team scored 30-plus points in 12 of its 14 games in 2018, and he was chosen for the Miami-Dade All-Star Football Game.
