TREY TAYLOR

Trey Taylor came out of Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas and attended the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) where he was a three-year starter as a defensive back. Taylor started 10 games for the Falcons in 2021 and finished second on the team his sophomore season with 62 tackles, 39 solo, as well as one interception and one forced fumble. Taylor led the Falcons with 69 total tackles including a team leading 41 solo tackles as a junior in 2022. He finished his junior season with two interceptions and was named second team All-Mountain West Conference. 

Trey Taylor became one of the most dominate defensive backs in the country as a senior winning the 2023 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award. He finished his senior season as a First Team All-Mountain West Conference and Third-Team All-American selection. He complied 71 total tackles, 39 solo, three interceptions with one returned for a touchdown, and four pass break ups. In addition to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, Taylor also won the 2023 Defender of the Nation Award, given to a college football player from one of the nation’s service academies based on exceptional leadership and performance on and off the field. He is only the second player in USAFA history to win a major college football award, joining Chad Hennings, 1987 Outland Trophy recipient.