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Sophomore tight end Brad Taylor is one of nine returning offensive starters for the 2008 Bears. 2007: Moved from quarterback to inside receiver during spring ball and went on to play in 11 games as a redshirt freshman with six starts ... Ended the season ranked No. 2 on squad in yards per catch (13.3 ypc), No. 3 in both receptions (35) and receiving yards (465), T-No. 4 in touchdown receptions (two) ... 35 receptions were most-ever by a Baylor freshman ... Caught three or more balls in eight of 11 appearances ... Registered career-high five receptions five times (Rice, Texas State, Colorado, at No. 20 Kansas, Oklahoma State) ... Recorded touchdown receptions against Rice and Texas State ... Totaled career-high 85 receiving yards against Texas State (on five receptions) ... Had career-long 37-yard reception at Kansas State ... Missed game at Buffalo with a knee injury ... Saw action on 409 snaps with a high of 65 against Colorado to earn first Baylor letter. 2006: Took a redshirt year as a true freshman when he worked as the Bears' scout team quarterback ... Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. High School: Madisonville High School, Madisonville, Texas ... Dual-threat quarterback was three-year starter who earned first-team all-district honors as a senior ... Was 55-of-116 for 1,010 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in Mustangs' run-oriented option attack ... Rushed 113 times for 661 yards and eight touchdowns ... Averaged 5.8 yards per rush ... Tossed three touchdown passes in bi-district playoff loss to Robinson ... Selected among top 15 signal callers on Texas Football's 2005 Texas Top 300 ... Also played middle linebacker ... Was a second-team all-district honoree as a junior after throwing for 709 yards and seven touchdowns and rushing for 416 yards and two touchdowns ... As a senior guard on the basketball team, earned first-team all-district and team MVP honors for a 22-11 squad which captured a district title and advanced to the regional semifinals of the state playoffs ... Also considered Texas A&M, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU and SMU ... Coached by Greg Morgan at the District 18-3A school. Personal: The son of Shana and Brady Taylor, Brady Dion Taylor was born Nov. 10, 1987, in Huntsville, Texas ... Mother, Shana, coaches the girls' track team at Madisonville; his uncle, Terrence McCloud, is the head boys' basketball coach and his father, Brady, heads up the Little Dribblers' program ... Enjoys riding horses and air hockey ... General studies major. |
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