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Texas A&M Player Profile: Defensive Back, Bobby Taylor

Texas A&M Player Profile: Defensive Back, Bobby Taylor

Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Jimbo Fisher this season.

Bobby Taylor has endeared himself to the Aggie faithful, and he hasn’t even taken a regular-season snap yet. During the midst of the 2022 recruiting cycle, it was well known within the A&M community that Taylor was in close contact with a number of high ranking players that he had known for years through football-related activities, and was vital in the end stages when a number of them ended up committing to the Aggies in an expedient fashion. Now, don’t let that take anything away from how talented Bobby Taylor truly is at the cornerback position, and if it wasn’t for an apparent knee injury sustained in April, we would be talking about Taylor as a potential year 1 standout. Bobby Taylor comes from a football family, as his father, also named Bobby Taylor, spend 10 years in the NFL as a cornerback, making First-Team All-Pro in 2002 with the Philadelphia Eagles, with who he spent 8 of his seasons. After transferring to Katy High School from Houston Heights after his freshman season, Taylor’s play on the field helped lead Katy to a third-round appearance in the Texas 6A playoffs, and during his following junior season, Taylor played a big part defensively leading Katy to an undefeated season and capping it off with a state championship. recognized as a member of 2022 Under Armour All-American team, Taylor committed to the Aggies on Feb. 24, 2021, and hasn’t looked back since.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Katy, Texas

Height: 6-1

Weight: 180lbs

247Sports Composite Ranking

Class in 2022: 4-Star player ranking, 30th ranked player in Texas, 24th ranked cornerback in the country

Depth Chart Overview

Bobby Taylor is currently listed as a…

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