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seven tackles for loss, five sacks and 16 quarterback hurries ... Was the
team’s leading tackler before suffering a season-ending injury ... Had five
tackles, a QB hurry and assisted on a tackle for loss against Appalachian
State ... Had six tackles, a quarterback hurry and half a sack against ECU
... Picked up four tackles and a hurry in the win over Arkansas State ...
Registered a team-high eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack and six
hurries at Marshall ... Posted 10 tackles, including five solo stops and half a
tackle for loss in the Clemson game ... Made seven tackles and a sack in the
win over Miami ... Tied for the team lead with eight tackles at Wake Forest
... Also assisted on a sack and had three hurries ... Had five tackles and two
sacks before being lost for the season after suffering Lisfranc sprain in his
right foot in the BC game.
2010: Started every game and led the team in tackles with 91 … Had
six sacks and a team-high 15.5 tackles for loss … Added 12 QB hurries
and broke up four passes … Made his first start in the Boise State game
… Tied for the team lead with seven tackles … Had four tackles behind
the line on the way to a 10-tackle performance against JMU … Turned in
a sack, 2.5 tackles for loss and nine tackles versus East Carolina … Posted
two sacks, three total tackles behind the line and six tackles in the win
over BC … Piled up 13 tackles in the Central Michigan game, including two
behind the line, to earn ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors … Broke
up a pass and had two hurries against Wake Forest … Was in on 14 tackles
against Georgia Tech, including a pair of sacks, and was honored again by
the conference … Had a sack, two tackles for loss and eight total tackles at
UNC … Picked up five more tackles in the Virginia game … Deflected a pass
that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown against FSU in the ACC
title game … Started the Orange Bowl game at the backer spot and posted
seven tackles … Had a 430-pound front squat during off-season workouts …
Underwent surgery to his left shoulder in April and sat out spring workouts.
Bruce Taylor
2009: Got six plays at linebacker and posted a tackle during the Marshall
game … Had a tackle while playing 12 defensive snaps in the Boston College
game … Picked up another tackle in seven defensive plays at Georgia Tech
… Contributed a quarterback hurry and a tackle in two plays at linebacker
against ECU … Played a career-high 26 snaps at linebacker against Maryland
with two tackles … Worked a series at linebacker at Virginia … Saw some
action against Tennessee in the Chick-fil-A Bowl … Registered six tackles,
a sack and two tackles for loss during the team’s first major scrimmage of
the spring … Had a sack for a 16-yard loss in another scrimmage … Posted
five tackles and was in on two tackles behind the line during the Maroon-
White game.
2008: Moved from linebacker to defensive end the week before the first
game … Was being considered for playing time when he hurt his shoulder
… Took a redshirt year … His 500-pound back squat was tops among
the ends during off-season testing … Moved back to mike linebacker for
spring practice … Had five tackles, including a sack, during the first spring
scrimmage … Was in on a pair tackles and had a QB hurry in the Maroon-
White game.
High School: A two-time Sun News Toast of the Coast Defensive
Football Player of the Year for Coach Scott Early … Ranked the No. 12
inside linebacker in the country and the No. 6 player in the Palmetto
State by rivals.com … Ranked the No. 14 inside linebacker in the country
by SuperPrep … Rated the No. 25 inside linebacker in the country by
ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. … Ranked the No. 7 player in the state of South
Carolina by scout.com … Ranked a “Super Prospect” by CSTV.com’s Tom
Lemming … Finished with 188 total tackles, including 29 for loss, his senior
year, earning a spot in the NC/SC Shrine Bowl and first-team AP all-state
honors … The Region VI AAA Player of the Year … Helped Myrtle Beach
to an undefeated regular season … Selected to the Offense-Defense All-
American Bowl in Miami … Named to the G&W Recruiting Report Preseason
ACC Area Defensive Team … As a junior, made over 150 tackles despite
missing two games due to an arm fracture … Helped Myrtle Beach to a 10-3
record overall and an appearance in the state semifinals … As a sophomore,
totaled 205 tackles, including 42 for loss and eight sacks … Added eight
forced fumbles and two interceptions … Was named All-Region VII-AAA
honors that year.
Personal: Bruce William Taylor, Jr. … Born 12/31/89 in Hinesville, GA
… Son of Marcia Walker and Bruce Taylor … Graduated with a degree in
human development.
Tackles G UT AT Tot. Loss Sacks PBU
2009 6 2 4 6 0.5- 4 0- 0 1
2010 14 41 50 91 15.5- 60 6- 40 4
2011 8 21 32 53 7.0- 36 5- 27 0
Career 28 64 86 150 23.0- 100 11- 67 5
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A promising young player who works hard and has good football instincts
… Picked up some reps at both end and tackle during the spring … May
find tackle to be a better fit … Has gotten bigger and stronger … Needs to
eliminate mental errors and have a good summer preparation to put himself
in the mix for playing time in the fall.
2011: Pushed for playing time, but injuries slowed him down in the
preseason … Did not dress for any games … His 395-pound bench press was
the second-best among defensive lineman during the off-season … Picked
up some reps at tackle during the spring.
2010: Enrolled at Tech for second semester in January … Participated in
2012 Virginia Tech fooTball
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