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Brad Taylor

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Madisonville, Texas

High School:
Madisonville

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 233

Position:
IR

Experience:
1L

2006: Took a redshirt year as a true freshman when he worked as the Bears' scout team quarterback ... The Baylor staff moved him to an inside receiver position prior to the start of spring ball ... Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

High School: Madisonville High School, Madisonville, Texas ... Dual-threat quarterback was a three-year starter who earned first-team all-district honors as a senior ... Was 55-of-116 for 1,010 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in Mustangs' run-oriented option attack ... Also rushed 113 times for 661 yards and eight touchdowns ... Averaged 5.8 yards per rush ... Tossed three touchdown passes in bi-district playoff loss to Robinson ... Selected among the top 15 signal callers on Texas Football's 2005 Texas Top 300 ... Also played middle linebacker for the Mustangs ... Was a second-team all-district honoree as a junior after throwing for 709 yards and seven touchdowns and rushing for 416 yards and two touchdowns ... As a senior guard on the Mustangs' basketball team, he earned first-team all-district and team MVP honors for a 22-11 squad which captured a district title and advanced to the regional semifinals of the state playoffs ... Also considered Texas A&M, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU and SMU ... Coached by Greg Morgan at the District 18-3A school.

Personal: The son of Shana and Brady Taylor, Brady Dion Taylor was born Nov. 10, 1987, in Huntsville, Texas, and will celebrate his 20th birthday when the Bears play at Oklahoma ... Mother, Shana, coaches the girls' track team at Madisonville; his uncle, Terrence McCloud is the head boys' basketball coach and his father, Brady, heads up the Little Dribblers' program ... General studies major ... Enjoys riding horses and air hockey.