2023
Named to the All-American Athletic Conference Second Team … started all 13 games … registered 46 total tackles, 31 solo stops, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, six quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … logged a season-high 10 tackles with five unassisted and three TFLs in the 41-20 home win over UAB … opened the campaign with five solo stops, including three behind the line of scrimmage with a sack, against Houston … returned an interception 78 yards in the 37-29 win at North Texas … made four unassisted tackles and returned a fumble 19 yards against No. 18 Tulane … posted four stops, including a sack, and forced a fumble in the 34-14 home victory versus Rice … had three tackles in back-to-back wins against Florida Atlantic and East Carolina … was involved in three tackles and broke up a pass at No. 20 Tennessee.
2022
Appeared in 13 games and earned one start … posted 29 total tackles, 18 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and a fumble recovery … opened the campaign with six stops, including 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack, against No. 24 Houston … logged a season-high eight tackles in the 31-28 victory over WKU … made five stops with a half-sack in a start versus Texas Southern … had a pair of tackles and returned a fumble eight yards in the 41-7 road win over Rice.
2021
Played in all 14 games … posted 17 total tackles, six solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry … registered three tackles, including one TFL, versus San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl … had a season-high four stops against North Texas … recorded three tackles in the 45-0 blanking of Rice … posted a pair of stops in wins against Lamar and WKU.
2020
Saw action in all 12 contests in his true freshman season … recorded 10 tackles and an interception … picked off his first career pass and returned it 28 yards in the 37-35 win over Middle Tennessee … registered a pair of tackles in the 52-21 rout of UTEP … also made two stops in the 49-17 victory against North Texas.
Prior to UTSA
Three-time honorable mention all-state selection for Shiner … helped lead the Comanches to the district title and the regional semifinal round of the Class 2A Division I playoffs … District 15-2A Most Valuable Player and honorable mention all-state running back as a senior … rushed for 1,694 yards and 31 touchdowns on 121 carries in 2019 … averaged 14 yards per rush and 128.8 yards per game … also registered 116 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, five quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception and a pair of defensive TDs … scored five touchdowns in a 55-0 victory over Hearne in the area round of the playoffs … district MVP, second-team Padilla Poll All-State honoree at running back and an honorable mention all-state selection at running back and at defensive back as a junior … rushed for 1,459 yards and 23 TDs in 2018 to help guide Shiner to a district crown and the regional semifinal round of the playoffs … District 15-2A Division I Newcomer of the Year and honorable mention all-state pick as a sophomore … also plays basketball for Shiner … a track & field standout for the Comanches … anchored the 4x100-meter and 4x200m relay teams to gold medals at the 2019 Class 2A State Championships.
Personal
Born Aug. 19, 2002, in Yoakum, Texas … son of Leonard Taylor and Barbara Curtis … younger brother of former UTSA player Dadrian Taylor … has a sister, Ieisha Garner … multidisciplinary studies major.