Trey Taylor
| Air Force Falcons – No. 7 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Safety |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 30, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Air Force (2019–present) |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Trey Taylor (born January 30, 2001) is an American football safety for the Air Force Falcons. He won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2023.
Early life and high school[edit]
Taylor grew up in Frisco, Texas and attended Lone Star High School where he lettered in football and track & field. Taylor would decide to commit to play college football for the Air Force Falcons.[1][2]
College career[edit]
In Taylor's first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he did not appear in any games.[3] In the 2021 season, Taylor would notch 62 tackles with 1.5 being for a loss, a sack, five pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble.[4] In the 2022 season, Taylor would total 69 tackles with 4.5 going for a loss, a sack, four pass deflections, and two interceptions.[5] In week seven of the 2023 season, Taylor notched ten tackles with one being for a loss versus Wyoming. For his performance against Wyoming, Taylor was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week.[6] In week nine Taylor would put up ten tackles versus Colorado State.[7] At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Taylor was named a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award which is awarded to the nation's top defensive back.[8][9] Taylor was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award on December 8.[10] In late January 2024, Taylor received the Pat Tillman Award, given annually by organizers of the East–West Shrine Bowl.[11]
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 1.59 s | 2.63 s | 4.12 s | 6.90 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
22 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Personal life[edit]
Taylor is the cousin of NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer, Ed Reed.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ^ Holland, EJ (30 January 2019). "Frisco Lone Star DB Trey Taylor commits to Air Force". Dallas New. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Gosset, Brian. "National Signing Day 2019 for Dallas-Fort Worth area high school athletes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Trey Taylor". Air Force University Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Trey Taylor 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Trey Taylor 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Rholdon, Corey (16 October 2023). "Air Force safety Trey Taylor wins Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week". KKTV. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Klee, Paul (November 2023). "Air Force football's Taylor, Larrier named candidates for national awards". Denver Gazette. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Briggeman, Brett (28 November 2023). "Air Force safety Trey Taylor among three finalists for Thorpe Award as nation's best defensive back". The Gazette. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Air Force senior Trey Taylor one of three finalists for Paycom Jim Thorpe Award". Mountain West Conference. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Trey Taylor wins 2023 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Trey Taylor named East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award winner". goairforcefalcons.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Trey Taylor College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "Trey Taylor, Bo Richter among Air Force football players working out at Pro Day". Gazette.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Briggeman, Brett (29 August 2023). "Safety Trey Taylor steps out of comfort zone to provide leadership for Air Force football". The Gazette. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Rholdon, Corey (31 October 2023). "Family legacy helping Trey Taylor become one of the best safeties in the country". KKTV. Retrieved 29 November 2023.