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Jersey Number 24
Damien Taylor
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Northport, Ala.
- High School:
- Tuscaloosa County HS
Bio
2024 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2024 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team … Became the 11th player (13th time) in Troy history to top the 1,000-yard rushing mark in program history … Finished season with 1,010 yards and seven touchdowns … One of just two backs in the Sun Belt to reach 1,000 yards during the regular season … Topped the 100-yard mark four times – Coastal Carolina (190 yards), Southern Miss (169 yards), Florida A&M (109 yards) and Nevada (103 yards) … Rushed for three touchdowns in finale against Southern Miss … Finished season with 26 rushes of 10-plus yards and 11 of 20-plus yards … Recorded 56 first downs … Ranked 18th nationally with his 11 rushes of 20-plus yards … Caught a touchdown pass in victory over Florida A&M … Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 190 yards and a touchdown in victory over Coastal Carolina ... Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council
2023 (Sophomore): Troy’s second-leading rusher with 346 yards on 67 carries … Rushed for a season-high 69 yards on just nine carries at Georgia State; added a 45-yard touchdown run in the game … Caught single passes in four games … Season-high 13 carries against Arkansas State (63 yards) … Rushed for a season-best 82 yards, including a 38-yard rush, in Troy’s victory at Army … Played 103 special teams snaps, 10thmost on the Troy squad … Averaged 2.84 yards after contact and forced eight missed tackles
2022 (RS-Freshman): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams … On the ground, rushed eight times for 30 yards, including a touchdown at Arkansas State as Troy clinched the Sun Belt West Division title … Season-high four carries and 15 yards against Alabama A&M … Finished with 12 yards on three carries at Arkansas State, also rushed once for three yards against Southern Miss … Played 103 snaps on special teams, the 10th most on the team
2021 (Freshman): Played in three games on special teams, saw action on 16 total snaps … Redshirted
High School: Rushed for 1,851 yards and 17 touchdowns with no fumbles his senior season at Tuscaloosa County High School … Earned ASWA All-State First Team honors as a junior and was a finalist for 7A Back of the Year after he finished the season with 1,838 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns on 231 carries (8.0 YPC) … Rushed for 235 yards and a touchdown against state champion Thompson … Blitzed Spain Park for 367 yards and five touchdowns on 28 carries, while rushing for four touchdowns and 180 yards against Oak Mountain … Rushed for more than 100 yards in 9-of-10 games and 150-plus yards in seven games … Top 125 running back in the country and top 80 player in the state of Alabama per 247 Sports; three star … ESPN three star ... Also ran track for the Wildcats
Personal: Full name is Damien Taylor ... Born May 19, 2003, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Son of Ornana and Danny Taylor ... Majoring in criminal justice
2024 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team … Became the 11th player (13th time) in Troy history to top the 1,000-yard rushing mark in program history … Finished season with 1,010 yards and seven touchdowns … One of just two backs in the Sun Belt to reach 1,000 yards during the regular season … Topped the 100-yard mark four times – Coastal Carolina (190 yards), Southern Miss (169 yards), Florida A&M (109 yards) and Nevada (103 yards) … Rushed for three touchdowns in finale against Southern Miss … Finished season with 26 rushes of 10-plus yards and 11 of 20-plus yards … Recorded 56 first downs … Ranked 18th nationally with his 11 rushes of 20-plus yards … Caught a touchdown pass in victory over Florida A&M … Named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 190 yards and a touchdown in victory over Coastal Carolina ... Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council
2023 (Sophomore): Troy’s second-leading rusher with 346 yards on 67 carries … Rushed for a season-high 69 yards on just nine carries at Georgia State; added a 45-yard touchdown run in the game … Caught single passes in four games … Season-high 13 carries against Arkansas State (63 yards) … Rushed for a season-best 82 yards, including a 38-yard rush, in Troy’s victory at Army … Played 103 special teams snaps, 10thmost on the Troy squad … Averaged 2.84 yards after contact and forced eight missed tackles
2022 (RS-Freshman): Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams … On the ground, rushed eight times for 30 yards, including a touchdown at Arkansas State as Troy clinched the Sun Belt West Division title … Season-high four carries and 15 yards against Alabama A&M … Finished with 12 yards on three carries at Arkansas State, also rushed once for three yards against Southern Miss … Played 103 snaps on special teams, the 10th most on the team
2021 (Freshman): Played in three games on special teams, saw action on 16 total snaps … Redshirted
High School: Rushed for 1,851 yards and 17 touchdowns with no fumbles his senior season at Tuscaloosa County High School … Earned ASWA All-State First Team honors as a junior and was a finalist for 7A Back of the Year after he finished the season with 1,838 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns on 231 carries (8.0 YPC) … Rushed for 235 yards and a touchdown against state champion Thompson … Blitzed Spain Park for 367 yards and five touchdowns on 28 carries, while rushing for four touchdowns and 180 yards against Oak Mountain … Rushed for more than 100 yards in 9-of-10 games and 150-plus yards in seven games … Top 125 running back in the country and top 80 player in the state of Alabama per 247 Sports; three star … ESPN three star ... Also ran track for the Wildcats
Personal: Full name is Damien Taylor ... Born May 19, 2003, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Son of Ornana and Danny Taylor ... Majoring in criminal justice
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