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2021 Football Roster

7 Vaughn Taylor, Jr.

  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • Position Defensive Line
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 252
  • High School Friendship Collegiate Academy / Kansas

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2020/SPRING 2021)
Unanimous All-PFL First-Team ... PFL Defensive player of the year ... Academic All-PFL ... Garnered 4 All- American Awards (Hero Sports, Ap, Stats Perform, Phil Steele) ... Finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award ... Broke the Career Record for tackles for loss with a total of 60 ... Started all 11 games this season ... recorded 71 total tackles 29 of them being solo ... Had 23 tackles for loss for 81 yards along with 10 sacks for 64 yards ... Also had one forced fumble and one blocked kick.

AS A SENIOR (2020/SPRING 2021)
Unanimous All-PFL First-Team ... Appeared in six games this season ... Finished with 32 total tackles, 14 of them being solo ... Tied for the team lead in tackles-for-loss with seven and led the team in sacks with 3.5 and quarterback hurries with four ... Tied for second on the team with two pass break-ups.

AS A JUNIOR (2019)
Played in all 12 games ... Finished second on the team in total tackles with 61 (28 solo) ... Led the PFL in tackles-for-loss (17.0) and tied for first in the PFL in sacks with 5.5 ... Recorded a team-best seven quarterback hurries along with one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries ... Registered 2.5 sacks, a PFL season high, versus Jacksonville on 10/12 ... Awarded PFL Defensive Player of the Week three times during the season (9/1, 10/13, 10/20) ... Named All-Pioneer Football League First Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Emerged as a force as a pass rusher ... Played in 10 games, making 24 total tackles ... Led the team with nine tackles for loss and three sacks ... Credited with a team-best seven quarterback hurries as well ... Best game came against Butler with five total stops, including two in the Bulldogs' backfield.

AS A FRESHMAN (at Kansas 2017)
Played in four games on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Friendship Collegiate Academy, earning four letters under head coach Mike Hunter ... First Team All-Metro Defensive honors from the Washington Post in 2016 after collecting 57 total tackles ...  Also produced 23 sacks and two interceptions, while recording two touchdowns during his senior season ... Helped lead the Knights to the DCSAA title in 2016 ... Named FCA Defensive MVP during the title game ... As a junior, collected 45 total stops, including eight sacks.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 245 lbs
    48
  • 7

    2019Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 248 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 252 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 252 lbs
    7