Jackson Taylor

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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Glenside, Pa.
Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
239
High School:
Abington Senior
Prev School:
West Chester

CAREER ACCOLADES
2023 All-CAA First Team (LB)
2023 Phil Steele FCS 2023 All-American Fourth Team
2023 CAA Defensive Player of the Week (10/16)
36th player in program history to record 100 tackles in a single season
Two-time member of the CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2022 PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year
2022 All-PSAC East First Team
2022 First Team All-D2CCA Super Region 1
2022 All-American Second Team (AFCA, AP, CFBnetwork)
2022 Don Hansen FB Gazette All-American Honorable Mention
2022 D2Football.com Elite 100 list
2021 PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year
2021 All-PSAC East First Team
2021 Second Team All-D2CCA Super Region 1
2021 Don Hansen FB Gazette All-American Honorable Mention
2021 D2Football.com Elite 100 list
2019 All-PSAC East First Team
2019 Don Hansen FB Gazette All-Super Region 1 Third Team

2023 Season

Named to Phil Steele FCS 2023 All-American Fourth Team

All-CAA First Team

Appeared and started in all 13 games

Led the defense with 116 tackles and was second with 13.0 TFLs

Finished with 3.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, four PBUs, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble

Had five games with at least 10 tackles

Had five games with multiple TFLs

Recorded season-high 15 tackles with 4.0 TFLs and a sack against NC A&T (10/14)

Became the 36th player in program history to record 100 tackles in a single season

Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week (10/16)

Earned Honors on the Fall CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
Selected to the 2023 Spring CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll while an early enrollee

2022 (at West Chester)
PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year
Named All-PSAC East First Team and First Team All-D2CCA Super Region 1
AFCA Second Team All-American, AP Second Team All-American and CFBnetwork D2 All-American Second Team
Named Don Hansen FB Gazette honorable mention All-America and to D2Football.com Elite 100 list

2021 (at West Chester)
PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year
Named All-PSAC East First Team and Second Team All-D2CCA Super Region 1
Named Don Hansen FB Gazette honorable mention All-America and to D2Football.com Elite 100 list
Appeared in and started all 11 games
Led the team and the PSAC Eastern Division in tackles (98) and solo tackles (59)
Posted 10.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions, one fumble recovery, four QB hurries and one pass breakup
Reached double figures in tackles five times, including a season-high 16 stops against Kutztown
Registered 13 tackles, 2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks against Edinboro
Had 12 tackles against both East Stroudsburg and Lock Haven, and also intercepted a pass against Lock Haven
Had 10 tackles, an interception and recovered a fumble at Shippensburg

2020-21 (at West Chester)
Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (at West Chester)
Named to All-PSAC East First Team
Named to Don Hansen FB Gazette All-Super Region 1 Third Team
Appeared in and started all 12 games
Registered 67 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks
Forced two fumbles, had one fumble recovery and had one interception
Posted a season-high 10 tackles against Cal U
Ccredited with a season-high 1.5 tackles for a loss three times
Had eight tackles in playoff game at Notre Dame College (Ohio)

2018 (at West Chester)
Did not appear in game action

Bio: Three-year starter at West Chester University, serving as a team captain in 2022 … Ranks fourth in school history with 39.0 TFL … Finished career with 262 total tackles, 39.0 TFL, 11.0 sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries … Played high school football at Abington Senior High School … Named First Team All-Suburban One National on defense as both a junior and a senior as well as Second Team All-Southeastern PA in 2017 … Also played fullback and tight end, earning Second Team All-Suburban One National recognition in 2017 and third team honors in 2016.