Taylor Royster

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
5-10
Weight:
260
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Lima, Ohio
High School:
Lima Central Catholic

2015: Played in and started all 14 games at defensive end … transitioned from defensive tackle to end for his senior season … recorded 60 tackles (32 ua, 28 a) with 11.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks … had one forced fumble and four quarterback hurries … both his 11.0 TFL and 6.0 sacks were tied for the team lead … began the season with six tackles in the opener against Tennessee (Sept. 5) … recorded a tackle in the road victory at Maryland (Sept. 12) … registered five tackles with a sack and 1.5 TFL in the loss to Memphis (Sept. 19) … had seven tackles and a career-high 2.0 sacks in a road win at Purdue (Sept. 26) … recorded three tackles, 1.0 TFL and a quarterback hurry in the MAC opener at Buffalo (Oct. 3) … tallied a quarterback hurry in each of the following two games, as well … had four tackles with a tackle for loss in the win over Akron (Oct. 17) … had four tackles in a shutout win at Kent State (Oct. 24) … made six tackles (5 ua, 1 a) with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack in the win over Ohio (Nov. 4) … had three tackles, 1.5 TFL, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry in the MAC East-clinching win over Western Michigan (Nov. 11) … had three tackles and a sack on Senior Night against Toledo (Nov. 17) … totaled five tackles in the regular season finale at Ball State (Nov. 24) … had a career-high 11 tackles in the GoDaddy Bowl against Georgia Southern (Dec. 23).

2014: Played in all 14 games for the Falcons on the defensive line … made 13 starts … recorded 41 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss … had 1.0 sack … recorded four fumble recoveries, which was tied for the most in FBS football … had one interception … also recorded one quarterback hurry, two pass breakups and one blocked kick … had two fumble recoveries on Oct. 4 at Akron, including one for a touchdown … registered an interception and tackle for loss on Nov. 12 versus Kent State … had 2.0 tackles for loss and a blocked kick on Nov. 19 at Toledo.

2013: Played in all 14 games on the defensive line … recorded 16 tackles (7 ua, 9 a) … had 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup … had a season-best two tackles for loss at Indiana and vs. Ohio … had a season-high four tackles at Ohio.

2012: Played in nine games...recorded two tackles at Virginia Tech...had one quarterback hurry vs. Miami ... had one tackle versus San Jose State in the Military Bowl.

High School: is a 2011 graduate of Lima Central Catholic ... coached by Jerry Cooper ... team captain ... was named to the Lima News Dream Team as a senior ... earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-district his senior year ... also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal: Full name is Taylor Javon Royster ... son of David and Jennifer Crim ... born Feb. 27, 1993 ... has four brothers and one sister ... majoring in business education.