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ASU: Local product who became a significant contributor at wide receiver in 2008...has outstanding hands and shows toughness in making catches over the middle...played in all 25 games in two seasons at ASU, making six starts...totaled 35 receptions for 458 yards (13.1 avg.) and four touchdowns over his career thus far...was one of the state's top high school prospects...one of three Sun Devils to see action as true freshmen in 2007, joining Omar Bolden and Jonathan English. 2008: Played in all 12 games, starting six at wide receiver...finished third on the team with 27 receptions for 405 yards (15.0 avg.)...also had three receiving touchdowns on the season...had a reception in nine of the team's 12 games...surpassed his total receiving yards from his freshman season in just one game, as he caught four passes for 93 yards (23.3 avg.) in season-opening win over Northern Arizona on Aug. 30...had a season-high 52-yard reception for a touchdown against the Lumberjacks on ASU's first offensive possession of the season...finished with five catches for 92 yards (18.4 avg.) and a 45-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter of victory over Stanford on Sept. 6...had two catches for 19 yards against UNLV on Sept. 13...totaled 67 yards on four receptions (16.8 avg.) against No. 3 Georgia on Sept. 20...recorded a catch at California on Oct. 4 and against Oregon on Oct. 25...posted a season-high six receptions for 81 yards (13.5 avg.) at Oregon State on Nov. 1...caught three passes for 31 yards (10.3 avg.), including a 14-yard touchdown in the second quarter, in win over Washington State on Nov. 15...had a 13-yard reception in season finale at Arizona on Dec. 6. 2007: Played in 13 games as a reserve wide receiver...totaled eight receptions for 53 yards (6.6 avg.) and caught one touchdown as a true freshman...in his first college game against San Jose State on Sept. 1, he caught three passes for 21 yards and his first career touchdown, an 11-yard scoring pass from Rudy Carpenter in the third quarter of ASU's victory...had a reception in six of the team's 13 games...also had a tackle on kickoff coverage against Oregon State on Sept. 22. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz....widely regarded as the top skill-position prospect in the state of Arizona and one of the state's best overall athletes...comes from perhaps the top prep program in Arizona which has produced several prominent Sun Devils in recent years...became the second Hamilton Husky, joining teammate Colin Parker, to commit to ASU last summer...has an impressive football pedigree, he is son of former 10-year NFL veteran Keith Taylor and the nephew of former San Francisco 49er John Taylor...earned six points on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best in the West" poll...one of only four players mentioned in that poll from the state of Arizona...participated in the 2006 U.S. Army Combine...listed as a preseason All-American by SuperPrep and the No. 4 prospect in the state of Arizona...rated as the No. 54 player overall in the west and the region's No. 4 wide receiver by Scout.com...also ranked as a four-star prospect and the top wide receiver in the state of Arizona by Scout.com...listed as the No. 22 wide receiver prospect in the nation and the best at his position in the state of Arizona by SuperPrep...ranked as the No. 39 wide receiver in the nation, the No. 5 player in the state of Arizona and the state's top wide receiver by Rivals.com...regarded as the No. 44 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com...caught 40 passes for 760 yards (19.0 ypc.) and 11 touchdowns as a senior at Hamilton...helped lead the Huskies to the 5A state championship in 2006...as a junior, he earned All-Area and All-State honors after catching 40 passes for 800 yards and 11 touchdowns...coached by Steve Belles as a senior at Hamilton High School. Taylor's Career Statistics
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