CHATTANOOGA: Returning starter to the defensive line...one
of the leaders on the defensive unit...No. 1 on the depth chart at left
tackle...voted one of three team
captains in 2009...started all 23 games of his career.
2009 • SENIOR
SEASON: Three tackles against Glenville State and at
Presbyterian...four stops against Wofford.
2008 • JUNIOR
SEASON: Started all 12 games...recorded
34 tackles on the year...led the team with 10 tackles-for-loss...recorded two
sacks...blocked a kick against Jacksonville State...season-high five
tackles against Elon.
PRIOR TO UTC: Totaled 38 tackles and six quarterback sacks
as a sophomore at Northeast Mississippi in Booneville,
Miss...earned second team all-state honors...junior college totals were 73
tackles, 15 sacks and 20 stops for a loss...started in the Mississippi Junior
College All-Star Game...coached by Andy Greening...teammates with current Moc
Brian Fitzgerald.
HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded team-best 138 tackles senior
season at Deshler High School...had two sacks, an interception and a blocked
punt...35 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...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.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Bentley Taylor...born June 19, 1988...son of Bonita
and Bentley Taylor...father played football at LSU...has two sisters, Olivia
and Brandi, and one brother Darius...sister, Olivia, was state runner-up in 100
meters...Darius played football at UAB.
