Biography
2015 (Senior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers, starting in six...Named game captain two times (Old Dominion - 10/24; at Marshall - 11/14)...Grabbed 37 passes for 387 yards and three touchdowns...Averaged 10.5 yards-per-catch...Returned eight kickoffs of 113 yards, averaging 14.1 yards-per-return...Also returned three punts for 23 yards, averaging 7.7 yards-per-return...Finished No. 3 on the team in receptions and touchdowns, while No. 4 in receiving yards...Caught a pass in seven-straight games to end the season...Recorded a career-high in receptions for the third-straight game, hauling nine catches for a career-best 126 yards and two touchdowns versus Charlotte (11/7)...Set a then-career mark in reception with seven for 69 yards at Florida Atlantic (10/31)...Tied a then-career-high five catches for 52 yards and one touchdown versus Old Dominion (10/24)...Caught a 35-yard reception that set up an FIU field goal versus UTEP (10/10)...Recorded three catches for 30 yards at LA Tech (9/26)...Caught three passes for 20 yards in season debut at UCF (9/3).
2014 (Junior): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers...Caught nine passes for 86 yards and one touchdown...Averaged 9.6 yards-per-catch...Returned seven punts for 73 yards, averaging 10.4 yards-per-return...Also ran the ball twice for seven yards...Recorded two receptions for 27 yards, including a season-long 15-yard catch versus Middle Tennessee (11/15)...Caught a season-high three passes for 27 yards versus Marshall (10/18)...Also registered his first-collegiate touchdown versus the Thundering Herd...Returned two punts for 47 yards, including a career-best 36-yard return versus Wagner (9/6)...Made season debut versus Bethune-Cookman (8/30), returning two punts for 14 yards.
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games, making seven starts…was third on the team with 19 receptions and 238 yards…made his first career start and reception at Maryland (8/31)…grabbed a season-high four receptions vs. UCF (9/6)…tallied 62 receiving yards on three receptions, including a 44-yard catch vs. UAB (10/12)…recorded a 33-yard reception vs. East Carolina (11/2)…caught two passes for a season-high 79 yards at Middle Tennessee (11/9), which included a 40-yard catch...also returned 14 kicks for 287 yards and eight punts for 48 yards.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not appear in any games.
2011 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2011 season.
Miami Northwestern: Committed to FIU on June 7, 2010...2010 Miami Herald Class 8A-6A First-Team All-Dade...2010 Associated Press Class 6A-5A All-State Honorable Mention...as a senior, had 68 catches, 972 yards and six touchdowns...selected to the Dade County roster for the annual Nike South Florida All-Star game...picked to be team captain as a senior...played for Coach Billy Rolle.
Personal: Parents - Clifton Taylor and Tawara Johnson...born Dec. 11, 1992...majoring in sports management...began playing football at age five...played youth football for the Liberty City Warriors.
Career Highs (at FIU)
Receptions: 9 vs. Charlotte (Nov. 7, 2015)
Yards Receiving: 126 vs. Charlotte (Nov. 7, 2015)
Long Reception: 44 vs. UAB (Oct. 12, 2013)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs. Charlotte (Nov. 7, 2015)
Rushes: 1, three times (last vs. WKU - Nov. 21, 2015)
Rushing Yards: 6 vs. Rice (Nov. 1, 2014)
Long Rush: 6 vs. Rice (Nov. 1, 2014)
Kick Returns: 5 vs. Louisiana Tech (Oct. 26, 2013)
Kick Return Yards: 85 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14, 2013)
Long Kick Return: 56 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14, 2013)
Punt Returns: 3, two times (last at Florida Atlantic - Nov. 29, 2013)
Punt Return Yards: 47 vs. Wagner (Sept. 6, 2014)
Long Punt Return: 36 vs. Wagner (Sept. 6, 2014)
All-Purpose Yards: 143 at Middle Tennessee (Nov. 9, 2013)
