Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Taylor Edwards
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 300
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Water Valley, Miss.
- High School:
- Water Valley HS
2015 (Sophomore): Played 12 snaps and recorded a knockdown block in Troy’s 52-7 victory at New Mexico State … Also saw playing time against ULM and Charleston Southern
2014 (RS-Freshman): Made his first career appearance as a Trojan at Georgia where he played two snaps
2013 (Freshman): Redshirted … Member of the scout team
High School: Named to the 2012 WCBI All-End Zone Team … Rated as a three-star recruit, the 84th best guard in the nation and the 27th best player in Mississippi by 247Sports … Rated as the 25th best player in the state of Mississippi and as the 126th best guard in the nation by ESPN … Rated as the 122nd best guard in the nation by Scout … Helped lead Water Valley High School to a second round appearance in the Mississippi 3A Playoffs his senior season … Finished his senior campaign 10-3 and helped lead the Blue Devil offense to 265 rushing yards per game while scoring 37 points per game, named all-state … Played in the 2012 Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game … Named one of the top 40 players in the state of Mississippi by BulldogBlitz (Rivals) prior to his senior season … Helped the Blue Devils reach the third round of the Mississippi 3A playoffs his sophomore and junior seasons and a second round appearance his freshman season … Earned second team all-state honors as a junior … Named to the Region 2-3A Super 22 Team as a junior in addition to earning Oxford Eagle All-Area Team honors ... The Blue Devils went a combined 42-14 in his four seasons
Personal: Full name is Taylor Watkins Edwards ... Son of Dawn and Steve Edwards ... Born June 5, 1995, in Oxford, Miss. ... Has one brother, Hunter ... Majoring in exercise science
