Trey Taylor

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Trey Taylor
Air Force Falcons–No. 7
Position Safety
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-30) January 30, 2001 (age 23)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College Air Force (2019–present)
Bowl games
High school Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Trey Taylor (born January 30, 2001) is an American football safety for the Air Force Falcons. He won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2023.

Contents

Early life and high school

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

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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.59 s2.63 s4.12 s6.90 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		22 reps
All values from Pro Day [12] [13]

Personal life

Taylor is the cousin of NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer, Ed Reed. [14] [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Holland, EJ (30 January 2019). "Frisco Lone Star DB Trey Taylor commits to Air Force". Dallas New. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Gosset, Brian. "National Signing Day 2019 for Dallas-Fort Worth area high school athletes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Trey Taylor". Air Force University Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Trey Taylor 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Trey Taylor 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Rholdon, Corey (16 October 2023). "Air Force safety Trey Taylor wins Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week". KKTV. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Klee, Paul (November 2023). "Air Force football's Taylor, Larrier named candidates for national awards". Denver Gazette. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Air Force senior Trey Taylor one of three finalists for Paycom Jim Thorpe Award". Mountain West Conference. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Trey Taylor wins 2023 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Trey Taylor named East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award winner". goairforcefalcons.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Trey Taylor College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Trey Taylor, Bo Richter among Air Force football players working out at Pro Day". Gazette.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Rholdon, Corey (31 October 2023). "Family legacy helping Trey Taylor become one of the best safeties in the country". KKTV. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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