Biography
FIU Records:
- No. 2 in career scoring (241)
- No. 2 in career field goals made (45)
- No. 2 in career FG percentage (71.4)
- No. 3 in career PAT made (106)
- No. 2 in career PAT percentage (93.8)
2016 (Senior): An All-C-USA Honorable Mention selection...Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers...Converted 12-of-16 field goal attempts (75 percent – No. 4 in C-USA), including a 50-yarder versus Florida Atlantic (Oct. 1)...Was perfect 7-for-7 in field goal attempts between 20-29 yards and made 34-of-35 extra point attempts...Finished the year ranked No. 5 in field goals made and No. 6 in scoring by kickers in the conference...Ends his FIU career ranked No. 2 in school history in points scored (241)...Moved into second place during the Marshall game (Nov. 19, 2016) after converting a 29-yard field goal with 59 seconds left in the third quarter...Also ranked No. 3 in career extra points (106)...Went 4-of-4 on PATs in each of the last two games (vs. Marshall - 11/19; at Old Dominion - 11/26)...Was 5-of-5 in PAT’s against Middle Tennessee (10/29)...Was 2-of-3 on field goals and 3-of-3 on PAT’s at Charlotte (10/15) ... Hit both of his field goals on the night against FAU (10/1) in Shula Bowl XV ... Extended his PAT streak to 14-straight before having his attempt blocked with 11:45 left in the third quarter against the Owls ... Was 2-for-2 in PAT’s against UCF (9/24) ... Also averaged 56.3 yards-per-kickoff on three kicks against the Knights ... Hit both of the field goals that he attempted, including a 47-yard attempt, at UMass (9/17) ... Saw action against Indiana (9/1) in the season-opener, and was 2-for-2 in field goals (24 yards, 29 yards).
2015 (Junior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers...Converted 10-14 field goals and 32-of-36 extra-point attempts...Ranked No. 7 in C-USA in field goal percentage, converting 71.4 percent of his attempts...Tied for the team lead in scoring (62 points) and was No. 9 in the conference in scoring among kickers...Made two field goals of 40-or-more yards, including a season-long 47-yarder at Florida Atlantic... Was also responsible for the majority of the team’s kickoff, recording 57 for an average of 59.6 yards-per-kick, with 18 touchbacks... Recorded a season-long 47-yard field goal at Florida Atlantic (10/31)...Converted a pair of field goals while going 5-of-5 on extra point attempts versus Old Dominion (10/24)...Recorded two made field goals (18-yard, 22-yard) at Middle Tennessee (10/17)... Was a perfect 7-of-7 on extra point attempts, while booting a 38-yard field goal versus UTEP (10/10)...Notched a then-season-long, 44-yard field goal at LA Tech (9/26)...Converted a career-high-tying two field goals, including a long of 36 yards versus N.C. Central (9/19)...Made season debut at UCF (9/3), converting a 28-yard field goal for the first points of the 2015 college football season.
2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, taking all of FIU’s field goal attempts...Converted 15-of-21 field goal attempts and 29-of-30 extra point attempts...Ended the year having made 12-straight extra points...Finished 2014 ranked tied for No. 3 in the conference in field goals-per-game (1.25), No. 8 in the league in field goal percentage (71.4) and No. 9 in C-USA in point after attempt percentage (96.7)...Led the team in scoring with 74 points...Made four field goals of 40 yards-or-more, including a season-long of 43 (twice)...Was also responsible for the majority of the team’s kickoff, recording 55 for an average of 58.5 yards-per-kick, with six touchbacks...Kicked a season-long-tying 43-yard field goal versus Middle Tennessee (11/15)...Made two field goals (two attempts), including a 41-yarder at Old Dominion (11/8)...Also converted 5-of-5 on extra points versus the Blue Raiders...Hit a season-long 43-yard field goal at UTSA (10/11), converting 2-of-2 field goal attempts versus the Roadrunners...Was a perfect in all five extra point tried versus Florida Atlantic (10/2)...Hit a pair of field goal at UAB (9/27), while going 4-of-4 on extra points...Made a 42-yard field goal versus Pittsburgh (9/13)...Was 2-of-3 on field goal attempts versus Wagner (9/6) and converted 4-of-4 extra point attempts versus the Seahawks...Converted 2-of-3 field goal attempts versus Bethune-Cookman (8/30).
2013 (Freshman): Played in 10 games, taking the majority of field goal attempts…finished the season 8-for-12 on field goals…also took 19 kickoffs and had four touchbacks…additionally took two punts at Louisville (9/21)…made his first career field goal at Southern Miss (10/5), a 27-yarder that was the game-winner with 6:53 to play…connected on two field goals vs. East Carolina (11/2), including a season-high 52-yarder as time expired in the first half…made his final four field goals of the season, including 43-yarders in back-to-back games vs. Marshall (11/23) and at Florida Atlantic (11/29).
Charlotte: 2012 Associated Press Class 7A All-State First-Team…2012 Florida HS Football Class 7A Elite Team First-Team…two-time Sarasota Herald-Tribune All-Area First-Team in 2011 and 2012…2012 Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 18 Team…four-year varsity player, three-year starter…team advanced to the Class 7A Regional Quarterfinals in 2011 and 2012…helped lead team to district championships in 2010 and 2012…kicked a winning 50-yard field goal as time expired in the Class 7A-District 11 tiebreaker against Port Charlotte, giving the Tarpons the district title…selected to the South Roster in the 2012 FACA North-South All-Star Football Classic…had a four-year total of 126-of-130 on extra points and 26-for-37 on field goals with a long of 57 yards against South Fort Myers…in 2012, went 33-of-36 on extra points, 10-for-16 on field goal attempts with a long of 57 yards…also had 39 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs in 2012…in 2011, went 50-of-51 on extra points, 10-for-15 on field goal attempts with a long of 51 yards…in 2010, went 27-of-27 on extra points and 3-for-3 on field goals...in 2009, went 16-of-16 on extra points and 3-for-3 on field goals…also punted in his junior and senior seasons, averaging just over 35 over two seasons…averaged 35 yards on 12 punt attempts in 2012, with a long of 53 yards and four placed inside the 20…in 2011, averaged 35.4 yards on 21 punts with a long of 56 yards and 10 placed inside the 20…played for Coach Binky Waldrop...also played three seasons with soccer and one with track.
Personal: Parents - Jim and Holly Taylor...sibling - Lauren...born July 24, 1994...played youth football with the Charlotte Warriors...Majoring in physical education.
Career Highs (at FIU)
Field Goals Made: 2, 12 times (last at Charlotte - Oct. 15, 2016)
Field Goals Attempted: 3, six times (last at Charlotte - Oct. 15, 2016)
Longest Field Goals Made: 52 vs. East Carolina (Nov. 2, 2013)
Longest Field Goals Attempted: 52 vs. East Carolina (Nov. 2, 2013)
Kickoffs: 8, twice (last vs. Old Dominion - Oct. 24, 2015)
Kickoff Yards: 509 vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 24, 2015)
