2014 Football

Brandon Taylor #16 DB

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-8 / 180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Petersburg, Va.
  • High School:
    Dinwiddie

Summary

Biography

2014: Three-year letterwinner and a team captain... expected to be a heavy contributor in the defensive backfieldagain this fall.

2013: Started all 10 games at strong safetyduring his junior season ... notched 53 tackles, 38 of which weresolo stops ... also had five tackles for a loss (-9), twointerceptions and one pass breakup ... earned Capital One AcademicAll-District honors ... logged a career-high nine tackles in a 16-7loss to Guilford (10/5) ... notched eight tackles and aninterception each in wins over Franklin & Marshall (9/7) andCatholic (11/2) ... had six tackles, including two for a loss (-4)in a 21-14 overtime loss at Shenandoah (11/16).

2012: Played in nine games as a cornerback andspecial-teamer ... recorded 20 tackles, including a half tackle fora loss (-1) ... also broke up one pass ... totaled a season-bestseven tackles, including one for a loss in a 41-14 win overCatholic (10/27) ... logged four tackles in a 49-14 win overRandolph-Macon (10/13) and tallied three tackles and a pass breakupin a 35-28 loss to Franklin & Marshall in the season-opener(9/1) ... totaled three stops in a 45-42 four-overtime win overHampden-Sydney (11/3) to claim the ODAC title.

2011: Played in all 10 games as a reservedefensive back and special teams player during his first seasonwith the Generals ... tallied 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops... notched a season-best three stops in a 31-14 win over Sewanee(9/10) ... had two solo tackles each in wins over Guilford (10/1)and Bridgewater (10/22).

High School: Earned four letters in footballand two in wrestling at Dinwiddie High School ... helped lead thefootball team to a pair of district and regional championships ...received first team all-district, first team all-metro and secondteam all-region honors as a senior ... also named the team''s topdefensive back and special teams MVP as a senior.

Personal: Twin brother, Joseph, is also adefensive back for the Generals ... serves as a volunteer forCampus Kitchens ... did research for the April Robotics Lab at theUniversity of Michigan over the summer ... computer sciencemajor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2011First Year

    DB
    5'7" 167 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2012Sophomore

    DB
    5'7" 170 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2013Junior

    DB
    5'8" 175 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2014Senior

    DB
    5'8" 180 lbs
    16