Taylor Stallworth

2017 Unselfish Teammate Award – Special Teams

2017: Senior who has turned in an excellent final campaign… a leader and calming influence along the defensive front… started all 13 games and made 31 career starts among his 41 contests… named a game captain in four contests – Missouri, Georgia, Wofford and Clemson… credited with 30 tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss… also had a pair of pass breakups and a team-leading 10 quarterback hurries… set a career high with eight tackles in the season-opening win over NC State… made one tackle, one pass breakup and a career-best five quarterback hurries in the win over Florida… shared the Unselfish Teammate Award for special teams with Javon Charleston and captured the Leadership Award for special teams.

2016: Junior defensive tackle who started all 13 games… shared the Unselfish Teammate Award for the defense as selected by the players with Marquavius Lewis… had 41 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack… set a then-career high with four tackles in the Vandy win… joined with Darius English to come up with a huge sack on Vanderbilt’s last drive of the game… established a career-high with six tackles at Mississippi State… also had a QB hurry at MSU… made two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and was credited with half a sack in the East Carolina win… made four tackles and broke up a pass at Kentucky… posted five tackles (two solo) against Texas A&M… made three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in both the Florida and Clemson games… also had three stops in the Birmingham Bowl versus USF.

2015: Played in nine contests, making five starts… credited with eight tackles… started each of the first three games… had a key fourth-down stop in the season-opening win over North Carolina… logged two tackles against UCF… credited with two tackles, including his first career tackle for loss and a pass breakup in a start against Vanderbilt… also started at Texas A&M, where he suffered a chest injury, causing him to miss a pair of games.

2014: Saw action in eight games… collected eight tackles… six of his eight stops came in the final three games of the season as he garnered more playing time… made first career appearance against Georgia… had his best day against South Alabama with three total tackles… matched that with three tackles in the Duck Commander Independence Bowl win over Miami.

HIGH SCHOOL: Defensive lineman at Mobile, Alabama’s Murphy High School… the Panthers went 6-5 under head coach Ronn Lee in 2013… credited with 53 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, seven hurries and four sacks as a senior… played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic following his senior season… tallied eight tackles and a sack in that contest… recorded 57 tackles as a junior, including nine for loss and four sacks… Rivals.com considered him the 12th-best player in the state and the 30th-best defensive tackle in the country… Scout.com ranked him as the 124th-best defensive end in the country… considered the 20th-best player in the state, and the 49th-best defensive tackle in the nation, according to 247Sports.com… ESPN considered him the 107th-best defensive tackle in the nation and the 51st-best player in the state… a PrepStar All-Southeast Region pick.

PERSONAL: Taylor Joseph Stallworth was born August 18, 1995… is a hospitality management major.