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WHAT HE DID Taylor was a four-year let-
terman at Lima Senior High and a team
captain as a senior. He came on strong
during his last two seasons, :nishing with
eight sacks as a junior and nearly dou-
bling that total as a senior. Taylor :nished
with 57 total tackles and 14 sacks in his
:nal high school season, by which time he
had already committed to Penn State.
Josh Helmholdt of Rivals.com said that
Taylor's unique skill set helped him stand
out at the high school level. When
Helmholdt scouted him at the Cincinnati
Rivals Camp last summer, Tay-
lor was 25 pounds below his cur-
rent listed weight. "From a size
standpoint, Taylor is an atypical
6-foot-2 and 250 pounds for a
defensive end," Helmholdt
noted. "Yet he plays longer than
that, and one reason is because
he has a 77-inch wingspan. The
other reason is because his :rst
step is so explosive, o;ensive
tackles do not have time to get into their
set. His height, or lack thereof, actually
helps him with leverage because he's able
to quickly get into and under 6-6, 6-7 of-
fensive tackles."
WHAT HE WON Taylor received a three-
star rating from Rivals.com. He was the
28th-rated weakside defensive end na-
tionally and the No. 14 prospect in Ohio.
WHERE HE VISITED Taylor attended a
junior day last March and received an
o;er from the sta; two days later. He
then took his o
