Tarleton State University Athletics

Redshirt Freshman (2022):
Played in all 11 games, finishing with 48 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries … Had the fourth most tackles on the team … Had a season-high eight tackles, along with his fumble recovery, at Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 15 … Opened the season with a sack, 1.5 TFL and six tackles against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 1.
 
Freshman (2021):
Member of the practice squad as a true freshman.
 
The Colony High School:
Team Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year his senior year … First Team All-District as a linebacker, the Defensive Player of the Year runner-up … Had 79 tackles, four sacks and an interception in eight games … Team Defensive Player of the Year, conference Defensive Player of the Year runner-up and Academic All-State his junior year … Had 151 tackles, 20 sacks, 28 tackles for loss, 38 quarterback hurries and two pass breakups … First Team All-District and All-District Academic First Team as a sophomore … Played three years of varsity football … Co-captain his senior year.
 
Personal:
Is a 2021 graduate of The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas … Was a three-year letterman for baseball … Spent his junior year at John Paul II High School … Son of Anthony Taylor and Rose Haynes-Taylor … Has one sister, Ryleigh … Has three professional athletes in the family – Bobby Taylor of the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks, Jordan Evans of the Cincinnati Bengals, Trey Burke of the Dallas Mavericks … Full name is Kyle Anthony Taylor … Nickname is KT … Majoring in business … Born Aug. 12.