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| College | Virginia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Jersey # | 5 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Major | Apparel, housing and resource management. |
| Career | 2007–present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| Born | (1989-08-03) August 3, 1989 (age 35) Hampton, VA |
| High school | Hampton High School, Hampton, VA |
Tyrod Taylor (born August 3, 1989 in Hampton, Virginia) is the current starting quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team. Taylor is a true freshmen for the Hokies and earned the starting QB position after his first NCAA action in the September 8, 2007 game agaist the LSU Tigers. In that game Taylor completed 7 of 18 passes for a total of 62 yards. Taylor also rushed for 44 yards on 9 attempts including one touchdown. Taylor lead the team in both passing and rushing. Tyrod was named the starter by Head Coach Frank Beamer several days later.
Early life
Taylor was born in Hampton, Virginia to Rodney and Trina Taylor.
Taylor led Hampton High School to a 34-4 record during his three years as a starter. He acummulated 7,912 yards of offense and threw for 48 touchdowns as a Crabber. Tyrod graduated from Hampton High School in 2007. Taylor - who is 6-foot-1, 200 pounds and runs a 4.5-second 40 - was rated the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com. ESPN.com rated him the No. 3 overall quarterback, while Scout.com said he's the nation's seventh-best passer. Taylor is an efficient passer and a pocket quarterback first and foremost. However, he has excellent speed as well and open-field moves that can make defenders look silly. When all things fail, Taylor can still make things happen. Taylor obviously recieved many scholarship offers but narrowed his final two choices down to Virginia Tech and the University of Florida.
References
- "Tyrod Taylor 2007 Stats". ESPN.com. 2007-09-9. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Beamer announces quarterback change". hokiesports.com. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- "Past or Present Best Tidewater QB". MSNBC. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
External links
| Preceded bySean Glennon | Virginia Tech Starting Quarterbacks 2007 |
Succeeded by(current) |