University of Arizona Athletics

Honors and Awards

• 2018 Associated Press All-American (Third Team)
• 2018 All-Pac-12 (First Team)
• 2018 Associated Press All-Pac-12 Team (First Team)
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24)
• 2018 Doak Walker Award Watch List
• 2017 Pac-12 Co-Offensive Freshman of the Year

2019: Enters season No. 10 in school history with 2,542 rushing yards.

2018: Named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press as an all-purpose player…An All-Pac-12 First Team selection at running back…Member of team leadership council and four-time game captain (vs. Houston, USC, UCLA and Colorado)…Started all 12 games…Rushed for 1,434 yards, which was fourth-most in UA single-season history and ranked No. 7 in FBS for 2018 season…Second among all FBS players with 175.6 all-purpose yards per game (2,107 total all-purpose yards)…Rushed for the fourth-highest single-game total – third-best by a running back – in program history (284 yards at Oregon State on Sept. 22)…Posted a season-long 64 rush in upset of No. 19 Oregon on Oct. 2. Also scored twice against the Ducks…Longest scoring run of season was a 64-yard scamper in road win at Oregon State…Tallied five 100-yard rushing games, including four in final five games of year…Ranked sixth on the team with 16 receptions for 133 yards…Returned 22 kickoffs for 540 yards, including an 84-yard touchdown against Southern Utah (Sept. 15)…Finished season with 144 rushing yards on 28 carries against ASU (Nov. 24), while adding 18 yards on a pass reception and 82 yards on two kick returns…Rushed 20 times for 69 yards at Washington State (Nov. 17)…Career-high 40 carries for 192 yards along with one reception for 12 yards in victory over Colorado (Nov. 2)…Racked up 212 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries against Oregon. Also had three receptions for 16 yards and two returns for 36 yards…Carried 19 times for 154 yards and a touchdown, caught two passes for 11 yards and returned three kicks for 46 yards at UCLA (Oct. 20)…Gained 63 yards on 14 totes, 14 yards on one catch and 67 yards on three returns at Utah (Oct. 12)…Rushed for 73 yards on 15 carries with adding a 13-yard reception and a 30-yard kick return in win over Cal (Oct. 6)…Tallied 50 yards on 18 caries at USC (Sept. 29), while adding 22 yards on three receptions and a 16-yard return…Named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for his 284-yard, two-touchdown performance at Oregon State. Added a 21-yard kick return for good measure…Ran eight times for 54 yards while totaling 114 yards on two kick returns highlighted by an 84-yard score against Southern Utah…Carried 18 times for 54 yards and added 46 yards on three kick returns at Houston (Sept. 8)…Opened season with 85 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown against BYU (Sept. 1), while catching season-high four passes for 27 yards and adding 71 yards on three kick returns.

2017: Named Pac-12 Co-Offensive Freshman of the Year, sharing the honor with Stanford lineman Walker Little … Second on the team and top among running backs with 847 rushing yards … Totaled seven touchdowns, including five rushing and two receiving … Played in all 13 games with three starts, which game against Houston (Sept. 9), USC (Nov. 4) and Oregon (Nov. 18) … Registered a pair of 100-yard rushing games, each in the final five games of the regular season when he gained 462 yards on 58 carries (92.4 yards per game and 8.0 yards per carry) … Had 10 carries for 19 yards against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27) … Carried a dozen times for 74 yards and a touchdown, plus hauled in one pass for five yards at Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Gained 55 rushing yards on 10 attempts along with an eight-yard reception at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Posted second triple-digit rushing game of season with 129 yards on only 10 attempts in victory over Oregon State (Nov. 11). Wildcats totaled a school-record 534 rushing yards and produced three 100-yard rusher for only third time … … Had a 16-yard touchdown reception and netted 51 yards on 12 carries at USC (Nov. 4) … Tallied a career-high 153 yards with a pair of rushing touchdowns, including a 79-yard score, in upset of No. 15 Washington State (Oct. 28) … Poised for a breakout performance with 44 yards on four carries, including a 30-yard touchdown, before a controversial first-half targeting ejection in victory at California (Oct. 21) … Tallied 64 rushing yards on 16 carries in victory over UCLA (Oct. 14) … Collected 29 yards on 10 carries in victory at Colorado (Oct. 7) … Totaled 43 rushing yards with a touchdown on 10 rushes, and hauled in wo passes for five yards against Utah (Sept. 22) … Hauled in two receptions – one for a touchdown – and gained 55 yards on 12 rushes in road win at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Carried 17 times for 87 yards and added two pass receptions for four yards against Houston (Sept. 9) … Gained 44 rushing yards on nine totes in season-opening victory over NAU (Sept. 2).
 
2016: Played in four games with one start as a true freshman before breaking ankle in fourth game against Washington (Sept. 24) … Totaled 261 yards and two scores on 38 carries … Showed off play-making ability in first significant career action against Hawai’i (Sept. 17). Carried 18 times for 168 yards and a touchdown, with a season-long run of 61 yards. The 168 yards ranked eighth-most by a freshman in UA history … Made first career start week later in Pac-12 opener against Huskies. Was poised for a second-straight 100-yard rushing game before sustaining ankle injury midway through the third quarter. Still totaled 97 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown.
 
High School: Graduated in 2016 from Centennial High School (Calif.) …. A three-star recruit by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247 Sports … Named Mr. Football as state’s top offensive player by CalHiSports.com … Named All-Inland First Team … Recognized as a Blue-Grey All-American … Gained 2,290 and 44 touchdowns as a senior.
 
Personal: Son of Joseph and Latrese Taylor…Has three brothers, Jovon, Andrey and Andrew and two sisters, Janae and Starr…Majoring in Literacy, Learning & Leadership.