Corey Taylor II

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Thursday, August 31, 2017 Tulsa, OK

Univ. of Tulsa - Oklahoma State Univ. football

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Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
218
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Holland Hall/Air Force Prep
Prev School:
Air Force Prep

TULSA – A four-year letterwinner … played in 39 career games and had four career starts … finished his career with 2,034 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns … completed his career tied for fifth-place on the school’s career TD rushing list … had seven career 100-yard rushing games … received a medical hardship in 2017 after playing in just two games before suffering a season-ending injury … has seven multiple rushing TD games in his career … played in the Hula Bowl All-Star Classic following his senior season.

2020 – Played in 8 games and started 3 contests … gained 544 yards, 4 TDs and a 5.2 average on 105 carries this year … did not play in the ECU game …had a season-high 132 yards on 19 carries vs. Tulane … tallied 102 yards and one TD vs. #6 Cincinnati … gained 85 yards and one TD pn 20 carries against Mississippi State … totaled 69 yards on 19 carries vs. Navy … made his second career start at USF and finished with 67 yards and 2 TDs on 12 carries … rushed for 60 yards and a 5.5 average on 11 carries at #11 UCF … saw limited action in the season opener at OSU with just 2 carries …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.

HIGH SCHOOL – Signed with Air Force and spent the 2015 season at Air Force Academy Prep . . . played his high school football at Holland Hall High School . . . rushed for 1,233 yards and nine touchdowns, while adding 57 tackles and three sacks as a senior in 2014.

PERSONAL – Favorite movie is Law Abiding Citizen … favorite actor is Denzel Washington … has his own record label – Resonant Sound … 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.