2015 NSU Academic Trailblazer Award winner 2014 Season: Fourth on the team in rushing with 266 yards on 63 carries … averaged 4.3 yards per carry … caught 10 passes for 63 yards … in rushing, had season-high 80 yards on 11 carries … topped the 30-yard mark four times, including against Incarnate Word (14-48), Abilene Christian (6-39) and Sam Houston State (6-33) … long run of 26 yards against ACU … best receiving game with 28 receiving yards on three catches.
2013 Season: Appeared in 12 games … second on team in rushing with 395 yards including 5.5 average per rush … fourth on team in all-purpose yards with 523 … recorded six touchdowns, three receiving and three rushing … rushed for 102 yards including 54-yard burst and 10-yard touchdown against Nicholls … receiving touchdowns in consecutive games including 38-yard reception against Central Arkansas and 26-yard score vs. Lamar … 54 yards rushing and a touchdown on eight attempts against Missouri State … four carries for 40 yards and one touchdown at UAB … 59 yards rushing on 10 carries against Sam Houston State … two catches for 12 yards and a touchdown against Southern … through 2013, scored 11 touchdowns in 21 career games on 144 career rushes and receptions, scoring once every 13 touches.
2012 Season: Stellar freshman season out of the backfield … played in nine games with an average of 46.9 all-purpose yards and 33.8 total offensive yards per game … scored a touchdown in his first three games … first score was on a 25-yard run vs. Arkansas-Monticello on his first carry as a Demon … second touchdown came against Nevada, where he rushed for 72 yards on eight carries … factor out of the backfield in the passing game, touchdown reception against Southeastern Louisiana … final score of the season was against Nicholls State in a 90-yard effort … ran for 65 yards on 11 rushes at Central Arkansas.
High School: Became Lutcher High School’s all-time career leading rusher his senior season, compiling 6,354 yards on the ground in his four seasons … as a senior, named the state Class 4A Offensive Most Valuable Player … earned first-team all-state and all-district honors, and earned offensive MVP honors in his district … ran for 2,086 yards and had 363 yards receiving as a senior … scored a total of 25 touchdowns … team finished 13-1 and lost in the semifinals … ran for 1,408 yards as a junior and earned all-state and all-district honors … team went 10-2 and advanced to the second round … rushed for 1,345 yards as a sophomore as team went 13-1 and appeared in the semifinals … had 949 yards rushing as a freshman and 566 yards in the eighth grade … team won the state championship his freshman year and finished 13-2 … lettered five years in football, four in basketball, and one in track.
Personal: Son of Daniel and Deidra Taylor … one sister, Danielle (28), who owns a dance studio … nickname is “DT”… born Oct. 8, 1993 ... majoring in general studies.
| Taylor's Career Stats |
| RUSHING |
| YEAR | G | ATT | GAIN | LOSS | NET | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
| 2014 | 12 | 62 | 295 | 29 | 266 | 4.3 | 0 | 26 | 22.2 |
| 2013 | 12 | 72 | 410 | 15 | 395 | 5.5 | 3 | 54 | 32.9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 45 | 308 | 4 | 304 | 6.8 | 4 | 55 | 33.8 |
| TOTALS | 33 | 179 | 1013 | 48 | 865 | 4.8 | 7 | 55 | 26.2 |
| RECEIVING |
| YEAR | G | REC | YDS | TD | LONG | AVG | AVG/G | |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 21 | 6.3 | 5.3 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | 128 | 3 | 38 | 10.7 | 10.7 | |
| 2012 | 11 | 15 | 118 | 1 | 30 | 7.9 | 16.9 | |
| TOTALS | 35 | 37 | 309 | 4 | 38 | 8.4 | 8.8 | |
| GAME HIGHS |
| Rushing Yards: 102, 8 carries, at Nicholls, Oct. 12, 2013 |
| Rushing Attempts: 14, vs. Incarnate Word, Oct. 11, 2014 |
| Longest Rush: 54, at Nicholls, Oct. 12, 2013 |
| Receptions: 3, three times, last vs. Missouri State, Aug. 8, 2014 |
| Receiving Yards: 39, vs. Lamar, Nov. 9, 2013 |
| Longest Reception: 38, vs. Central Arkansas, Nov. 2, 2013 |
