Elijah Taylor

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
280
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Moeller HS / Eastern Kentucky
Prev School:
Eastern Kentucky

TULSA – Transferred to Tulsa from Eastern Kentucky as a graduate transfer … also spent three seasons at Notre Dame.

PREVIOUS COLLEGE –– Played in 21 career games at Eastern Kentucky and had 49 tackles … appeared in all nine games in 2020 and started eight times … concluded the season with 25 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss and one sack, and had one interception, three pass deflections and recovered two fumbles … intercepted a pass at Troy (Oct. 17) … played in all 11 games in 2018 and had 24 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, 0.5 sacks and four quarterback hurries.

AT NOTRE DAME – Appeared in four games as a redshirt freshman at Notre Dame in 2016 … recorded three solo tackles one stop for a loss against USC … redshirted in 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL – Named to USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Ohio Football Team his senior season as a defensive lineman at Cincinnati Moeller High School … was a first-team Associated Press All-Ohio Division 1 All-State selection as a linebacker.