2019: Named a third-team FCS All-American by Phil Steele.com ... All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team selection ... started all 15 games at cornerback for the Redbirds … led the MVFC with 24 passes defended, including a league-high 19 breakups, and finished the season ranked No. 6 in the FCS in passes defended with 1.6 per game … the 24 passes defended was one shy of the ISU single-season record of 25 set by Sam Young in 1999 ... led ISU and tied for third in the MVFC with five interceptions … was fifth on the team with 65 stops on the year … had a career-high 10 tackles and an interception in a win at Western Illinois … named the MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after he recorded his team-leading third interception and finished with a career-high five pass breakups in a win over Missouri State ... recorded a TFL and posted an interception in the first round FCS playoff win at Southeast Missouri ... tallied an interception in the second-round playoff victory at Central Arkansas ... added first career sack in the quarterfinal playoff game at No. 1 North Dakota State.
2018: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ... started all 11 games at cornerback … ranked first in the MVFC in passes defended with 15 (12 breakups, 3 INT) … ranks No. 6 in the FCS with 1.4 passes defended per game … tied for third on the team with 51 tackles, including 32 solo stops … also tied for second on the team with three interceptions on the season … tallied three TFLs as well … named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week, after recording eight tackles and an interception in a win at Colorado State (Sept. 22) … tied career-best with eight tackles in win over Youngstown State (Nov. 17) … had interceptions in back-to-back games against Colorado State and Missouri State … posted a TFL in consecutive games against Indiana State and Youngstown State.
2017: Played in nine contests, mostly on special teams ... finished the season with two tackles ... recorded first career interception at South Dakota State (Nov. 11).
2016: Redshirted.
Sexton HS: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Dan Boggan ... earned all-district, all-area and all-conference honors as a senior ... split time as a wide receiver and defensive back ... as a junior, led team to a 13-1 record and a state runner-up finish ... earned all-state, all-area and all-conferece honors as a junior ... was also a standout in basketball and track ... won the state championship as part of the 4x100 meter relay team as a senior.
Personal: Born Jan. 29, 1998, in Lansing, Michigan ... son of Donavan Taylor and Tamara Baker ... has an older sister, TiAnna ... his father, Donavan, played football at Michigan State and his grandfather, Larry Williams, played football at Indiana State ... his cousin, Roland James, played collegiate football at Tennessee and later played in the NFL for the New England Patriots.
