B.J. Taylor
DT, 6-3, 298
Cherokee, Ala./Northeast Mississippi CC

Totaled 38 tackles and six quarterback sacks as a sophomore at Northeast Mississippi in Booneville, Miss. ... Also credited with eight tackles for loss and three fumble recoveries ... Earned Second-Team All-State honors ... Lined up at both defensive tackle and end for the Tigers ... Registered 35 hits with nine sacks and 12 tackles behind the line his freshman season ... Junior college totals were 73 tackles, 15 sacks and 20 stops for a loss ... Played in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game ... Coached at Northeast Mississippi by Andy Greening ... Recorded team-best 138 tackles senior season at Deshler High School ... Also had two sacks, an interception and a blocked punt ... Thirty five of his hits came behind the line ... All-State and All-Area selection ... Elected Tigers' Most Valuable Defensive Player ... Led Deshler to state championship game ... Tigers fell to UMS Wright in title game ... Finished senior year with 13-2 mark ... Coached at Deshler by John Mothershed ... Originally signed with Western Kentucky out of high school ... Also played basketball and threw the shot put ... Basketball team advanced to state semifinals ... Placed third in state championships in the shot put as a senior ... Also recruited by Alcorn State, Jackson State, North Carolina A&T ... Father, Bentley, played football at LSU ... Sister, Olivia, was state runnerup in 100 meters.