Trey Taylor
{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Trey Taylor
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| currentteam = Las Vegas Raiders
| number = 37
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|30}}
| birth_place = Frisco, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 213
| high_school = Lone Star (Frisco, Texas)
| college = Air Force (2019–2023)
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 223
| pastteams =
- Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Jim Thorpe Award (2023)
- First-team All-American (2023)
- First-team All-MW (2023)
- Second-team All-MW (2022)
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Trey Taylor (born January 30, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Air Force Falcons, where he won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2023.
Early life
Taylor grew up in Frisco, Texas and attended Lone Star High School where he lettered in football and track & field. Taylor would decide to commit to play college football for the Air Force Falcons.{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=EJ |title=Frisco Lone Star DB Trey Taylor commits to Air Force |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2019/01/30/frisco-lone-star-db-trey-taylor-commits-to-air-force/ |website=Dallas New |date=30 January 2019 |access-date=29 November 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Gosset |first=Brian |date=February 7, 2019 |title=National Signing Day 2019 for Dallas-Fort Worth area high school athletes |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article225412245.html |access-date=29 November 2023 |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram}}
College career
In Taylor's first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he did not appear in any games.{{cite web |title=Trey Taylor |url=https://goairforcefalcons.com/sports/football/roster/trey-taylor/12338 |website=Air Force University Athletics |access-date=29 November 2023}} In the 2021 season, Taylor would notch 62 tackles with 1.5 being for a loss, a sack, five pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble.{{cite web |title=Trey Taylor 2021 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/trey-taylor-1/gamelog/2021/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=29 November 2023}} In the 2022 season, Taylor would total 69 tackles with 4.5 going for a loss, a sack, four pass deflections, and two interceptions.{{cite web |title=Trey Taylor 2022 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/trey-taylor-1/gamelog/2022/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=29 November 2023}} In week seven of the 2023 season, Taylor notched ten tackles with one being for a loss versus Wyoming. For his performance against Wyoming, Taylor was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week.{{cite web |last1=Rholdon |first1=Corey |title=Air Force safety Trey Taylor wins Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week |url=https://www.kktv.com/2023/10/16/air-force-safety-trey-taylor-wins-mountain-west-defensive-player-week/ |website=KKTV |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=29 November 2023}} In week nine Taylor would put up ten tackles versus Colorado State.{{cite web |last1=Klee |first1=Paul |title=Air Force football's Taylor, Larrier named candidates for national awards |url=https://denvergazette.com/sports/air-force-footballs-taylor-larrier-named-candidates-for-national-awards-colorado-sunshine/article_34b1f0dc-782f-11ee-9a75-4f458487cccd.html |website=Denver Gazette |date=November 2023 |access-date=29 November 2023}} At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Taylor was named a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award which is awarded to the nation's top defensive back.{{cite web |last1=Briggeman |first1=Brett |title=Air Force safety Trey Taylor among three finalists for Thorpe Award as nation's best defensive back |url=https://gazette.com/sports/air-force-sports/air-force-safety-trey-taylor-among-three-finalists-for-thorpe-award-as-nations-best-defensive/article_6b5c17f4-8e17-11ee-9154-b3d0ea6b9269.html |website=The Gazette |date=28 November 2023 |access-date=29 November 2023}}{{cite web |title=Air Force senior Trey Taylor one of three finalists for Paycom Jim Thorpe Award |url=https://themw.com/news/2023/11/28/air-force-senior-trey-taylor-one-of-three-finalists-for-paycom-jim-thorpe-award/ |website=Mountain West Conference |date=28 November 2023 |access-date=29 November 2023}} Taylor was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award on December 8.{{Cite web|url=https://themw.com/news/2023/12/08/trey-taylor-wins-2023-paycom-jim-thorpe-award/|title=Trey Taylor wins 2023 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award|date=December 8, 2023|accessdate=December 9, 2023|website=themw.com|publisher=Mountain West Conference}} In late January 2024, Taylor received the Pat Tillman Award, given annually by organizers of the East–West Shrine Bowl.{{cite news |url=https://goairforcefalcons.com/news/2024/1/31/football-trey-taylor-named-east-west-shrine-bowl-pat-tillman-award-winner |title=Trey Taylor named East-West Shrine Bowl Pat Tillman Award winner |website=goairforcefalcons.com |date=January 31, 2024 |accessdate=February 1, 2024}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/2
| weight = 213
| dash = 4.53
| ten split = 1.59
| twenty split = 2.63
| shuttle = 4.12
| cone drill = 6.90
| vertical = 37.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 3
| bench = 22
| arm span = 32 1/8
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from East–West Shrine Bowl/Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Watch: Raiders select Trey Taylor at No. 223 |url=https://www.raiders.com/video/trey-taylor-safety-air-force-defense-no-223-2024-nfl-draft |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=Raiders.com |type=video}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1061400&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Trey Taylor College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 1, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Briggeman |first=Brent |date=March 13, 2024 |title=Trey Taylor, Bo Richter among Air Force football players working out at Pro Day |url=https://gazette.com/sports/trey-taylor-bo-richter-among-air-force-football-players-working-out-at-pro-day/article_0a5670c2-e1a9-11ee-800e-f34a39ffa587.html |access-date=April 1, 2024 |website=Gazette.com}}
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Taylor was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round (223rd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-select-safety-trey-taylor-seventh-round-with-no-223-pick-nfl-draft-2024|publisher=Las Vegas Raiders|title=Raiders select S Trey Taylor in seventh round with No. 223 pick |author=Gossen, Rachel|date=April 27, 2024}} He was placed on injured reserve on August 27, 2024 to begin the season.{{cite web|title=Raiders make moves to bring roster to 53-player limit|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-make-moves-to-bring-roster-to-53-man-roster-nfl-2024-transactions|website=Raiders.com|date=August 27, 2024}} He was activated on October 12.
Personal life
Taylor is the cousin of NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer, Ed Reed by marriage.{{cite web |last1=Briggeman |first1=Brett |title=Safety Trey Taylor steps out of comfort zone to provide leadership for Air Force football |url=https://gazette.com/sports/air-force-sports/safety-trey-taylor-steps-out-of-comfort-zone-to-provide-leadership-for-air-force-football/article_ae18a4ec-46cb-11ee-af3d-8fa84cade3e7.html |website=The Gazette |date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 November 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Rholdon |first1=Corey |title=Family legacy helping Trey Taylor become one of the best safeties in the country |url=https://www.kktv.com/2023/10/31/family-legacy-helping-trey-taylor-become-one-best-safeties-country/ |website=KKTV |date=31 October 2023 |access-date=29 November 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.raiders.com/team/players-roster/trey-taylor/ Las Vegas Raiders bio]
- [https://goairforcefalcons.com/sports/football/roster/trey-taylor/12338 Air Force Falcons bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Frisco, Texas
Category:American football safeties
Category:Air Force Falcons football players
Category:All-American college football players