Taylor reduced his final two choices down to Virginia Tech and the University of Florida, and finally chose to attend Virginia Tech.
Taylor was an honor roll student throughout his career at Hampton.
His first action in college football came in the fight against the LSU Tigers 8 September 2007. In this game, Taylor completed 7 of 18 runs in 62 meters, ran 44 meters in nine attempts, including his first collegiate touchdown.
Taylor was supposed to be redshirted. After the Virginia Tech loss at East Carolina University, however, had his redshirt taken due Tech needs more action.
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