Eric Taylor
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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- Position:
- DB
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- Year:
- R-So.
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- Previous School:
- Oakland HS
Bio
2024 (Redshirt freshman): Played in all 12 games ... collected 26 total tackles -- 17 solo and nine assisted ... had 1.5 tackles-for-loss ... had a 54-yard fumble recovery against Southeast Missouri (10/12/24) ... broke up a pass recorded a season-high six tackles against Tennessee State (9/21/24).
2023 (Freshman): Saw action in three games during the 2023 campaign ... recorded one assisted tackle at FBS New Mexico (9/9/23).
HIGH SCHOOL: Collected 80 total touchdowns and eight interceptions in his prep career at Oakland ... was named all-state, all-region and Defensive Player of the Year ... won three straight TSSAA BlueCross Bowl championships at Oakland.
PERSONAL: The son of Rockell Thomas and Eric Taylor Sr. ... father played football at Mississippi Valley State for four seasons ... born October 26, 2004, in Southhaven, Miss.