Shield Taylor Season 2023-24

Career Honors

• Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)

As a Junior (2023)

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Saw action in 10 matchups, primarily on special teams

As a Sophomore (2022)

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in 11 games
• Rushed once for two yards and added 24 yards through the air off four receptions
• Returned two kicks for 13 total yards
• Added a tackle

As a Freshman (2021)

• Appeared in the final two games of the season, retains the ability to redshirt

Prior to Stanford

• Played at Alexandria Senior High School in Alexandria, La. for head coach Thomas Bachman
• Ranked the No. 18 Y-Tight End by ESPN, No. 20 tight end by PrepStar and Rivals and the No. 30 tight end by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 11 in Louisiana by PrepStar, No. 14 by Rivals, No. 19 by 247Sports and No. 20 by ESPN
• 2019 all-Cenla first team
• 2019 all-district first team
• 2019 all-state second team
• Four catches for 75 yards and a touchdown as a junior
• Also competed in track and field and soccer
• 2020 all-academic
• National Honor Society

Personal

• Son of Parrish and Rhonda Taylor
• Has three siblings, Skylar, Suede and Slayte