Ball State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 16
AJ Taylor
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 197
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Prev School:
- Iowa Western CC
- High School:
- Christian
2023: Appeared in three games with no starts ... totaled one solo tackle ... career-high one total tackle against Georgia Southern (Sept. 9).
PRIOR TO BALL STATE: Played past two seasons at Iowa Western Junior College under head coach Scott Strohmeier ... started all 12 games in 2022 as a redshirt freshman, earning second team all-conference honors while totaling 14 tackles (8 solo) and helping the Reivers to a Division I JUCO national championship ... recorded a pair of interceptions a forced fumble and four pass break-ups through the season ... Reivers' dominant defense recorded a 31-0 shutout of Hutchinson CC in the title game ... earned a redshirt in his true freshman season as Iowa Western advanced to the national title game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played safety at Christian High School where he spent four years on the varsity under coach Mike McMullen ... tallied 214 tackles, four interceptions, 20 TFL and a pair of sacks during his varsity career ... posted 86 tackles, a pair of sacks and 10 TFL as a senior ... had 67 tackles, two INTs and six TFL as a junior ... he also lettered two years in basketball and once in track.
PERSONAL: Hopes to major in entrepreneurship and innovation ... favorite athletes are NFL safety Tyrann Mathieu and boxer Gervonta Davis.
PRIOR TO BALL STATE: Played past two seasons at Iowa Western Junior College under head coach Scott Strohmeier ... started all 12 games in 2022 as a redshirt freshman, earning second team all-conference honors while totaling 14 tackles (8 solo) and helping the Reivers to a Division I JUCO national championship ... recorded a pair of interceptions a forced fumble and four pass break-ups through the season ... Reivers' dominant defense recorded a 31-0 shutout of Hutchinson CC in the title game ... earned a redshirt in his true freshman season as Iowa Western advanced to the national title game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played safety at Christian High School where he spent four years on the varsity under coach Mike McMullen ... tallied 214 tackles, four interceptions, 20 TFL and a pair of sacks during his varsity career ... posted 86 tackles, a pair of sacks and 10 TFL as a senior ... had 67 tackles, two INTs and six TFL as a junior ... he also lettered two years in basketball and once in track.
PERSONAL: Hopes to major in entrepreneurship and innovation ... favorite athletes are NFL safety Tyrann Mathieu and boxer Gervonta Davis.
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