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2019 Football Roster

2 Connor Taylor

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 223
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kaysville, Utah
  • Highschool Davis HS

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019)
• Independence Bowl Outstanding Defensive Player (2019)
• All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2019)


SENIOR (2019)
• Played in all 13 games while making 11 starts
• Recorded a team-high 75 tackles (40 solo) with 7.5 TFL, one fumble recovery and two forced fumbles
• Had three total sacks, including a career-high 1.5 in 2019 Independence Bowl versus Miami (12/26)
• Registered first career interception in the home game against UMass (10/12)
• Tallied a career-high 11 tackles versus Grambling State (9/7)
• Had double-digit tackles against Marshall (11/15) as well with 10

JUNIOR (2018)
• Played in all 13 games for the Bulldogs both as a linebacker and on special teams during his first season in Ruston.
• Totaled 30 tackles (15 solo) on the season, while registering 0.5 TFL, a fumble recovery and one pass break-up.
• Had a season-high four tackles on three different occasions versus Southern (9/8), at North Texas (9/29) and at UTSA (10/13).
• Recovered a fumble in LA Tech’s road conference matchup at Southern Miss (11/17).

SNOW COLLEGE (2016-17)
• Spent two seasons at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he saw action in 21 games as a linebacker for the Badgers.
• Named the 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Defensive Player of the Year.
• Helped lead Snow College to a 10-1 record, including a win over Blinn College in the El Toro Bowl.
• Led the NJCAA with 139 tackles this season, including 75 solo tackles, 21 tackles for loss, three sacks and four forced fumbles.
• Also named First Team NJCAA All-America in 2017.
• Over the course of his career for the Badgers, he registered 201 total tackles, 30 tackles for loss and helped lead Snow College to 17 wins in two seasons.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah, in 2016.
• Earned three letters in football and two in wrestling as a dual-sport athlete.
• Named First Team All-State and Region MVP.
• Accumulated 270 tackles, 10 forced fumbles and four interceptions at Davis High.
 
PERSONAL
Connor David Taylor … Son of Todd and Susan Taylor … Born on August 13, 1997 in Katysville, Utah … Has five siblings, Jackson, Austin, Lauren, Katie and Tina.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 223 lbs
    2