- POSITION Running Back
- HEIGHT 5-10
- WEIGHT 215
- CLASS Redshirt Senior
- HOMETOWN Tulsa, Okla.
- HIGHSCHOOL Holland Hall/Air Force Prep
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner … has played in 31 career games and has one career start … has totaled 1,490 career rushing yards and 22 touchdowns … has five career 100-yard rushing games … received a medical hardship in 2017 after playing in just two games before suffering a season-ending injury … has six multiple rushing TD games in his career … was named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Doak Walker Award
2019 – Played in all 12 games … had 119 carries for 461 yards and six touchdowns … had four rushing TDs in a 2-game span against Memphis and Tulane … rushed for a season-high 85 yards and three touchdowns against #25 Memphis … his three TDs tied a career-high for rushing TDs … totaled 67 yards and one TD on 9 carries at ECU … compiled 58 yards against Wyoming and had 56 yards at #23 Cincinnati.
2018 – Played in 11 games and had one start … rushed for 846 yards and 11 TDs on 178 carries for a 4.8 average … also caught four passes for 45 yards … missed the USF game … had four 100-yard rushing games … had career-highs of 152 yards and 33 carries at Houston in his lone career starting assignment … for the second straight year went over 100 yards in the season opener with 110 yards on 20 carries … totaled 96 yards and 2 touchdowns on 23 carries at Temple … rushed for 45 yards and a career-high three TDs at Navy … totaled 133 yards and one touchdown against UConn, averaging 7.4 yards per carry … rushed for 117 yards and two TDs on 24 carries at Memphis.
2017 – Played in the first two games … suffered a season-ending injury in the second game of the season … rushed for a career-best 111 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in the season opener against Oklahoma State … also rushed for 68 yards and two TDs on 14 attempts against Louisiana.
2016 – Played in six games … saw his first career playing time against Houston … his first collegiate play and carry resulted in a two-yard touchdown run at Houston.
PERSONAL – Favorite movie is Law Abiding Citizen … favorite actor is Denzel Washington … The Express: The Ernie Davis Story is his favorite sports movie … The Bible is his favorite book … his favorite vacation spot is Grand Cayman Islands … began playing football at age 8 … a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and the Black Men’s Initiative (BMI) … has three sisters … parents are Corey Sr. and Shantele Taylor … majoring in management … born July 4, 1997.
COURTESY TULSA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS