2020 Football Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6:30 p.m.
Reese Taylor
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Ben Davis
2021 (Senior): Played in nine games with five starts at cornerback ... made 25 tackles, 20 solo, one sack, three for loss, and two pass breakups ... returned four punts for 32 yards ... posted the sack and a career-high-tying two TFLs in the season opener at No. 18 Iowa (9/4) ... collected 34 yards on three punt returns in the Idaho victory (9/11) ... totaled five stops in the win at Western Kentucky (9/25) ... added five solos with one PBU against Minnesota (11/20).
2020 Honors: Third-team All-Big Ten at punt returner (Phil Steele) ... honorable-mention All-Big Ten at return specialist (coaches, media) ... IU’s Special Teams Player of the Year.
2020 (Junior): Totaled 29 tackles, 25 solo, one sack, four for loss, one interception (53 yards), one forced fumble, seven pass breakups, and one quarterback hurry ... topped the team and shared fourth in the Big Ten in PBUs ... returned nine punts for 73 yards with a long of 21 yards and one kickoff for 21 yards ... finished fourth in the B1G with an 8.1 punt return average ... played in all eight games with three starts at cornerback ... delivered career-highs with eight stops and seven solos to go along with one TFL, one PBU, and the QBH in the win at Rutgers (10/31) ... collected a team-high seven tackles, all solos, with his first career sack and two stops for loss in the No. 23 Michigan victory (11/7) ... recorded a career-best 53-yard INT return, recovered the first fumble of his career, and added one TFL and one breakup in the win at Michigan State (11/14) ... it marked his first career two-takeaway game ... tallied a career-best two PBUs at No. 3 Ohio State (11/21) and in the Outback Bowl vs. Ole Miss (1/2) ... two-time IU special teams player of the week (Penn State, Michigan).
2019 (Sophomore): Made 13 tackles, one for loss, with one interception, and two pass breakups at cornerback ... returned one punt for 10 yards ... played in 11 games with his first career start in the win at Purdue (11/30) ... tallied three stops with the INT in the victory at Maryland (10/19) ... picked off the pass with 1:00 remaining to seal the 34-28 win ... collected three solo tackles, one for loss, and one PBU vs. the Boilermakers ... IU defensive player of the week (Maryland) ... IU special teams player of the week (Rutgers) ... moved from offense to cornerback in spring practice.
2018 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games ... started the year at cornerback before he permanently moved to offense in week two ... saw time at running back and wide receiver ... served as the team’s back-up quarterback the final four games ... made seven solo tackles at cornerback and on special teams ... collected 28 receptions for 174 yards ... rushed 15 times for 83 yards (5.5 average) ... returned three kickoffs for 66 yards ... in his collegiate debut and win at Florida International (9/1), he carried the ball three times for 40 yards, including a career-long 32-yarder, caught two passes for 12 yards, and posted two solo stops ... pulled in four balls for 16 yards and rushed three times for 26 yards in the victory at Rutgers (9/29) ... set season-highs with a game-high six catches for 28 yards against Iowa (10/13) ... tallied at least one rush and reception in each of the first seven games.
Prep/Personal: Quarterback for head coach Mike Kirschner at Ben Davis High School ... 2017 Indiana Mr. Football ... Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) Top 50 selection in 2016 and 2017 ... two-time IFCA first team all-state (2016-17) ... named to the 2017 Indianapolis Star Super Team after he led Ben Davis to a state title, a perfect 14-0 season and a No. 5 national ranking ... completed 215-of-296 (72.6 percent) for 3,150 yards and a program record 40 touchdowns ... rushed for 802 yards and 15 TDs ... set records for the most passing yards (340), passing scores (6), the longest passing touchdown (64 yards), and the longest rushing TD (76 yards) in the state championship game (63-14 win) ... team’s offense averaged 47.4 points and 501.0 yards per game ... broke the Ben Davis career marks with 7,631 passing yards and 79 passing scores on 568-of-828 (68.6) ... rushed for 2,077 yards on 374 attempts (5.5 average), and 45 touchdowns ... collected single-game school records in passing TDs (6) and rushing scores (5) ... ranked the No. 44 athlete nationally by 247Sports and the No. 5 prospect in Indiana by ESPN ... parents are Lisa and Roy Taylor ... sports media major ... born on Aug. 27, 1999.
