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Nick Taylor
Junior · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height6' 1"
Weight193 lbs
HometownAtlanta, GA
Unitdefense
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ClassJunior
High schoolGainesville
Previous schoolAppalachian State
Official hometownAtlanta, Ga.
2025 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First-Team Honors
- Added depth at cornerback and safety
- Used extensively on special teams
- Saw action in 11 games
- Used on 351 plays, including 144 on defense and 207 on special teams
- Season-high 73 plays against Utah, including 52 on defense
- Season-high 23 plays on special teams against at Kansas and at UCF
- Finished with 20 tackles for the season, including 11 unassisted tackles and an interception
- Missed the Arizona State game with an upper-body injury
- Added three tackles with one solo stop against TCU
- Co-led the defense with a career-best eight tackles, including four solo stops, and added his first career interception vs. Utah
- Co-led the defense with four tackles at Kansas
- Notched his first WVU tackle on the road at Ohio
- Made his WVU debut in the season opener vs. Robert Morris
- Transferred to WVU from Appalachian State in Spring 2025
2024 (Fr.) - Appalachian State
- Played cornerback for coach Shawn Clark at Appalachian State
- Appeared in seven games, starting one (against Georgia State) at cornerback
- Saw action on 147 snaps
- Finished the season with 10 tackles and one pass breakup
High School
- Two-time all-region performer for coach Josh Niblett at Gainesville High
- Standout defender as a senior for a team that won its first 12 games and finished 12-1
- Totaled 51 tackles, one interception, five breakups, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2023
- As a junior, he was named to the all-region team as a standout at Fayette County High
- Recorded 36 tackles, one interception and two breakups in 2022
- Also appeared frequently at quarterback during his time at Fayette County
- Started boxing at the age of five and has enjoyed great success in that sport
- Was a four-sport athlete until his junior year of high school
Personal
- Son of Mario Taylor and Kristen Colyott
- One of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister)
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Career record
Available statistics
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | app state mountaineers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | west virginia mountaineers | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |