Taylor Edwards

Taylor Edwards was named the program’s Director of Player Personnel on Feb. 2, 2021. He comes to Carolina after serving as the Director of Recruiting Operations at Maryland for the past two seasons where he worked with head coach Mike Locksley. Edwards has been instrumental in helping the Terrapins recruit the 31st-ranked class in 2020, and a top-20 recruiting class in 2021.

Prior to his stint at Maryland, Edwards spent one season (2018) as Director of Recruiting at Arkansas, where he worked alongside current Gamecock wide receivers coach Justin Stepp. In his one year in Fayetteville, Edwards helped first-year head coach Chad Morris secure a top-25 recruiting class despite coming off a 2-10 season.

Edwards got his start at Jacksonville State as an assistant in personnel and operations in 2013. He left JSU to become the Director of Recruiting at UAB in 2014. He then served as the Director of Player Personnel at Samford before joining Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama in 2017 as a Player Personnel Assistant.

A native of Pleasant Grove, Ala., Edwards is a 2011 graduate of the University of Montevallo with a degree in business administration. He earned his master’s degree in sport and fitness administration from Troy University in 2013.