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Jersey Number 19
Darrell Taylor
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hopewell, Va.
- High School:
- Hopewell
Bio
Taylor was one of the most fearsome pass rushers in the SEC during his final two seasons ... The Hopewell, Va., native finished with 19.5 sacks (10th-most in UT history), 26.5 TFLs and 118 total tackles over his 43-game career ... He finished tied for second in the SEC with 8.5 sacks in 2019 after totaling 8.0 sacks in 2018 ... Became the third Vol ever to have a four-sack game when he accomplished the feat against Kentucky in 2018 ... Also had a three-sack, two-forced-fumble game at Georgia and was named Team MVP in 2018.
CAREER HONORS
2020 Senior Bowl Participant
PFF College All-SEC Honorable Mention
2019 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Coaches)
2019 Chuck Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List
2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Ward List
2019 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team
PFF College National Team of the Week (10/27/19)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/28/19)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/14/19)
2018 Tennessee Team MVP
PFF College National & SEC Team of the Week (11/13/18)
Bednarik National Player of the Week (11/13/18)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (11/13/18)
TSWA Defensive Player of the Week (11/13/18)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week (11/12/18)
Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (11/11/18)
PFF College National & SEC Team of the Week (11/12/18)
2019 – RS-SENIOR
Proved to be one of college football's most disruptive pass rushers, finishing second in the SEC with 8.5 sacks in 2019 ... Started all 13 games and was named a permanent team captain at the end of the season ... Totaled 46 tackles, 10 TFLs, four PBUs, six hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... Had six tackles and 1.5 sacks in his final game for the Vols, a 23-22 victory over Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Tallied three stops versus Vanderbilt on Senior Day (11/30) ... Had three tackles and one sack at Kentucky (11/9) ... Picked up his sixth sack of the season in a 30-7 win over UAB (11/2) ... Captured his fifth multi-sack game of his career by totaling two sacks and adding four tackles and two PBUs against South Carolina (10/26), leading a defense that shutout the Gamecocks in the second half ... Made five tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble in win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Had six tackles and a QBH at Florida (9/21) ... Recovered a fumble against Chattanooga (9/14) ... Registered eight stops and a sack to go along with a QBH against BYU (9/7) ... Started at outside linebacker against Georgia State, tallying two stops (8/31)
2018 – RS-JUNIOR
Proved to be one of the SEC's most dangerous pass rushers in 2018, leading Tennessee with eight sacks and 11.0 TFLs, while starting nine games at outside linebacker and appearing in all 12 contests … Had three games with three or more TFLs and two games with three or more sacks - tied for most in the nation … Named Tennessee’s Team MVP in a vote by teammates and a permanent captain for banquet … His 8.0 sacks in league play ranked second behind Kentucky’s Josh Allen (10.0) … Also forced three fumbles – fourth in the SEC in all games – and tied for first in the SEC with two fumble recoveries … Added 36 tackles and three hurries in 2018 … Became just the third player in Tennessee history with four sacks in a game after logging four against the No. 11-ranked Wildcats on Nov. 10 … He also recorded a season-high seven tackles in the outing versus Kentucky ... Recorded three sacks and two forced fumbles at No. 2 Georgia … Tallied six tackles, including three TFLs and one sack, at Vanderbilt … Made two solo tackles vs. Missouri … Made four tackles, including a tackle for loss against Charlotte … Logged five tackles and his first fumble recovery of the season at No. 21 Auburn, helping the Vols to a 30-24 win over the Tigers … Tallied two tackles in the SEC opener vs. Florida … Had a tackle and two quarterback hurries vs. UTEP … Notched his first tackle for loss, a one-yard stop, and made first start of the season against ETSU on Sept. 8 … Recorded one tackle and a QBH in the season opener against West Virginia.
2017 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Started seven games at defensive end and made 10 appearances overall, ranking second on the Vols with 3.0 sacks … Tallied 27 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, five hurries and two forced fumbles … Made two sacks for a loss of 14 yards vs. Southern Miss while also forcing a fumble ... Forced the first fumble of his career during No. 7 Georgia’s opening drive of the third quarter, forcing the Bulldogs to punt … Recorded first-career sack when he tackled Florida’s Feleipe Franks for a 15-yard loss on a 2nd-and-8 ... Also recovered the first fumble of his career in the third quarter in The Swamp … Made first career start and made a career-high 12 tackles in season-opening win over Georgia Tech in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, including the game-winning tackle of Yellow Jackets’ quarterback TaQuon Marshall in double overtime.
2016 – RS-FRESHMAN
Played in eight games and finished with nine tackles, one TFL and three hurries … Made two tackles in a win over Missouri … Had one tackle versus Kentucky … Recorded three tackles, one TFL and all three of his QB hurries against Tennessee Tech … Added a pass breakup against Tennessee Tech … Had one stop against Alabama … Had two tackles in his collegiate debut versus Virginia Tech in the Battle at Bristol.
2015 – FRESHMAN
Redshirt season; did not play in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star defensive end prospect and one of the top players in Virginia out of Hopewell High School … Played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in 2014 … Earned second team all-state honors as a defensive end as a senior in 2014 with totals of 60 tackles, 19.0 TFLs and 11 sacks … Also had 29 receptions for 356 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... Also played basketball in high school.
PERSONAL
Full name is Darrell Lamond Taylor … Born March 24, 1997 … Son of the late Peggy Tyler … Son of Darrell Taylor, Sr. and Nakia Rosario … Brother of Bryanna, Yasmine and Jeremiah … Majoring in communications and slated to graduate in December 2019 ... Recipient of Brady & Horne Athletic Endowment and Jack Brewer Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
CAREER HONORS
2020 Senior Bowl Participant
PFF College All-SEC Honorable Mention
2019 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Coaches)
2019 Chuck Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List
2019 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Ward List
2019 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team
PFF College National Team of the Week (10/27/19)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/28/19)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/14/19)
2018 Tennessee Team MVP
PFF College National & SEC Team of the Week (11/13/18)
Bednarik National Player of the Week (11/13/18)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (11/13/18)
TSWA Defensive Player of the Week (11/13/18)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week (11/12/18)
Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (11/11/18)
PFF College National & SEC Team of the Week (11/12/18)
2019 – RS-SENIOR
Proved to be one of college football's most disruptive pass rushers, finishing second in the SEC with 8.5 sacks in 2019 ... Started all 13 games and was named a permanent team captain at the end of the season ... Totaled 46 tackles, 10 TFLs, four PBUs, six hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... Had six tackles and 1.5 sacks in his final game for the Vols, a 23-22 victory over Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Tallied three stops versus Vanderbilt on Senior Day (11/30) ... Had three tackles and one sack at Kentucky (11/9) ... Picked up his sixth sack of the season in a 30-7 win over UAB (11/2) ... Captured his fifth multi-sack game of his career by totaling two sacks and adding four tackles and two PBUs against South Carolina (10/26), leading a defense that shutout the Gamecocks in the second half ... Made five tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble in win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Had six tackles and a QBH at Florida (9/21) ... Recovered a fumble against Chattanooga (9/14) ... Registered eight stops and a sack to go along with a QBH against BYU (9/7) ... Started at outside linebacker against Georgia State, tallying two stops (8/31)
2018 – RS-JUNIOR
Proved to be one of the SEC's most dangerous pass rushers in 2018, leading Tennessee with eight sacks and 11.0 TFLs, while starting nine games at outside linebacker and appearing in all 12 contests … Had three games with three or more TFLs and two games with three or more sacks - tied for most in the nation … Named Tennessee’s Team MVP in a vote by teammates and a permanent captain for banquet … His 8.0 sacks in league play ranked second behind Kentucky’s Josh Allen (10.0) … Also forced three fumbles – fourth in the SEC in all games – and tied for first in the SEC with two fumble recoveries … Added 36 tackles and three hurries in 2018 … Became just the third player in Tennessee history with four sacks in a game after logging four against the No. 11-ranked Wildcats on Nov. 10 … He also recorded a season-high seven tackles in the outing versus Kentucky ... Recorded three sacks and two forced fumbles at No. 2 Georgia … Tallied six tackles, including three TFLs and one sack, at Vanderbilt … Made two solo tackles vs. Missouri … Made four tackles, including a tackle for loss against Charlotte … Logged five tackles and his first fumble recovery of the season at No. 21 Auburn, helping the Vols to a 30-24 win over the Tigers … Tallied two tackles in the SEC opener vs. Florida … Had a tackle and two quarterback hurries vs. UTEP … Notched his first tackle for loss, a one-yard stop, and made first start of the season against ETSU on Sept. 8 … Recorded one tackle and a QBH in the season opener against West Virginia.
2017 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Started seven games at defensive end and made 10 appearances overall, ranking second on the Vols with 3.0 sacks … Tallied 27 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, five hurries and two forced fumbles … Made two sacks for a loss of 14 yards vs. Southern Miss while also forcing a fumble ... Forced the first fumble of his career during No. 7 Georgia’s opening drive of the third quarter, forcing the Bulldogs to punt … Recorded first-career sack when he tackled Florida’s Feleipe Franks for a 15-yard loss on a 2nd-and-8 ... Also recovered the first fumble of his career in the third quarter in The Swamp … Made first career start and made a career-high 12 tackles in season-opening win over Georgia Tech in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, including the game-winning tackle of Yellow Jackets’ quarterback TaQuon Marshall in double overtime.
2016 – RS-FRESHMAN
Played in eight games and finished with nine tackles, one TFL and three hurries … Made two tackles in a win over Missouri … Had one tackle versus Kentucky … Recorded three tackles, one TFL and all three of his QB hurries against Tennessee Tech … Added a pass breakup against Tennessee Tech … Had one stop against Alabama … Had two tackles in his collegiate debut versus Virginia Tech in the Battle at Bristol.
2015 – FRESHMAN
Redshirt season; did not play in any games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star defensive end prospect and one of the top players in Virginia out of Hopewell High School … Played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in 2014 … Earned second team all-state honors as a defensive end as a senior in 2014 with totals of 60 tackles, 19.0 TFLs and 11 sacks … Also had 29 receptions for 356 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... Also played basketball in high school.
PERSONAL
Full name is Darrell Lamond Taylor … Born March 24, 1997 … Son of the late Peggy Tyler … Son of Darrell Taylor, Sr. and Nakia Rosario … Brother of Bryanna, Yasmine and Jeremiah … Majoring in communications and slated to graduate in December 2019 ... Recipient of Brady & Horne Athletic Endowment and Jack Brewer Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
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