Talyn Taylor

2025: Appeared in five games - Marshall, Austin Peay, Tennessee, Alabama and Alabama in the SEC Championship - during the season as a reserve wide receiver...caught two passes for 28 yards against Charlotte...enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills High School: Geneva HS, coached by Boone Thorgesen…selected to Navy All-American Bowl…247sports.com five-star composite prospect…ranked as the #27 prospect nationally, #6 wide receiver prospect and #1 prospect in Illinois…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #32 prospect nationally, #7 WR prospect and #1 prospect in Illinois…ESPN.com four-star prospect, #31 prospect nationally, #5 WR prospect and #2 prospect in Illinois…rivals.com four-star prospect, #42 prospect nationally, #8 WR prospect and #2 prospect in Illinois…On3.com composite four-star prospect, #28 prospect nationally, #5 WR prospect and #1 prospect in Illinois…DawgPost four-star prospect…as a senior, helped lead Geneva to 12-2 record and IHSA Class 6A state runner-up finish…led team with 84 receptions for 1,617 yards and 24 touchdowns, along with 574 kick return yards…named to 2024 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State Team…named to 2024 Champaign News-Gazette All-State Football Team…as a junior, helped lead Vikings to 9-3 record and IHSA Class 6A quarterfinals…caught 32 passes for 512 yards and six touchdowns, while also returning kicks, throwing one touchdown and posting an interception…as a sophomore, helped lead Vikings to 6-4 record and IHSA Class 6A playoffs…totaled 51 catches for 745 yards and eight touchdowns…also competed in track and field, running a 23.15 200-meter dash and posting a 19-7.5 long jump…mother, Venus Taylor, played softball at Western Illinois and was named 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year; currently head softball coach at North Central College.