2019 Football Roster
Roster
A.J. Taylor
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Rockhurst
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
2019 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in 12 games with 10 starts ... had 23 receptions for 267 yards (11.6 ypc) and 2 touchdowns ... suffered achilles tendon injury in regular season finale against Minnesota ... season-high 7 catches for 78 yards against Central Michigan ... caught career-long 55-yard TD pass vs. Nebraska
2018 Season: Earned third letter, playing in all 13 games with 6 starts ... had 32 receptions for a team-high 521 yards (16.3 ypc) and 3 touchdowns ... caught 5 passes for career-high 134 yards and a touchdown vs. New Mexico on Sept. 8 ... made 5 receptions for 89 yards at Purdue on Nov. 17 ... had 5 catches for 85 yards in season opener vs. Western Kentucky on Aug. 31 ... caught 3 passes for 44 yards, including go-ahead 17-yard touchdown in fourth quarter of win at Iowa on Sept. 22 ... caught touchdown pass at Michigan on Oct. 13
2016 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 13 games … logged 3 receptions for 53 yards … had 4 carries for 19 rushing yards … caught 2 passes vs. Akron on Sept. 10, including a career-long 35-yard reception … had 2 carries for 24 yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 22 … caught 1 pass for 14 yards against Georgia State on Sept. 17
High School: Four-star prospect by Rivals … three-star prospect by 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout … selected for 2016 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl … first-team all-state running back by Missouri Football Coaches Association and Missouri media as a senior, rushing for 1,721 yards and 16 touchdowns … also recorded 338 receiving yards and 5 TD catches … finished senior season with 2,560 all-purpose yards and 22 total TDs … second-team all-state as a junior, rushing for 864 yards and 11 TDs and adding 215 yards and 3 TDs as a receiver … helped Rockhurst to 12-2 record and state runner-up finish in Class 6 as a junior … for his career, totaled 2,828 rushing yards (7.6 ypc) and 29 TDs, along with 609 receiving yards and 8 TD catches … honor roll student … high school coach was Tony Severino
Personal: Parents are Andrea Taylor and Joseph Taylor ... majoring in communication arts
