Player profile: Shakial Taylor
#9 Shakial Taylor
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Class: Senior
Hometown: Lakeland, FL
High School: Chapparal
Previous school: Mesa CC
2017 (Jr): Played and started nine games at cornerback ... Missed the final three games of the season with an injury ... Had 22 tackles and three pass breakups on the season ... SEMO: Turned in a career-high two pass breakups to go along with two tackles ... Central Michigan: Collected two tackles ... at Ohio: Had a career-best five tackles, including four solo hits ... West Virginia: Recorded two tackles and a pass breakup ... Texas Tech: Contributed three stops ... at Iowa State: Turned in four tackles ... at TCU: Had three stops ... K-State: Posted one tackle against the Wildcats.
2016 (So. at Mesa CC): Saw action in all 11 games for head coach Ryan Felker … Contributed 42 tackles, third-most among secondary players in 2016 … Averaged 3.8 tackles-per-game … Assisted on a tackle-for-loss … Picked off one pass … Disrupted a team-second-best 18 pass attempts … Gathered a season-high nine tackles at Phoenix College. 2015 (Fr. at South Dakota State): Played in 11 games in the secondary … Collected seven tackles during his time with the Jackrabbits … Broke up one pass.
High School: Picked off four passes during his senior season at Chaparral HS … Tallied 29 tackles and helped the Firebirds to a playoff berth.
Personal: Uncle, Robert Nelson, plays for the Houston Texans … Majoring in pre-sport management with a minor in business.