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Jersey Number 3
Damien Taylor
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 221
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Northport, Ala.
- High School:
- Tuscaloosa County HS
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
Troy vs. Arkansas State (Full Highlights)
Saturday, November 01
Men's Basketball Positional Preview - The Frontcourt
Friday, October 31
Men's Basketball Positional Preview - The Backcourt
Friday, October 31
Women's Basketball Positional Preview - Freshmen
Thursday, October 30
