Hunter Taylor

Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 185
Position:
QB
Hometown:
Whitehouse, Texas
High School:
Whitehouse

Career: Appeared in 18 games during his SFA career with a pair of starts ... Completed 133-of-250 (53.2%) for 1,539 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Became the 27th player to throw for 1,000 yards in a career, sitting 20th all-time time with 1,539 yards ... Posted a career passing efficiency rating of 116.0 ... Southland Conference Player of the Week (Sept. 26, 2016) ... Hero Sports FCS National Game Changer of the Week (Sept. 23, 2016).

2016 (Senior): Played in seven games with one start at quarterback ... Completed 74 of his 139 passes for 991 yards and seven touchdowns ... Passed for 376 yards and four touchdowns, completing 31 passes in the win over Abilene Christian, earning Southland Conference Player of the Week honors (Sept. 26) ... Came in for one series at 13th-ranked McNeese, going 3-for-4 for 39 yards and the game-winning touchdown pass, earning Hero Sports FCS National Game Changer of the Week accolades ... Earned the start against Sam Houston State at NRG Stadium, throwing for 263 yards and a touchdown ... Registered 213 yards with a long of 43 against Southeastern Louisiana ... Completed three of six passes for 66 yards and a touchdown against Texas Tech in the season opener.

2015 (Junior): Saw action in six games for SFA, registering a start against McNeese State ... Completed 48 of his 91 passes for 480 yards and five touchdowns ... Posted a season-best performance throwing for 214 yards and three touchdowns, leading SFA back from a 20-point deficit in the win at 21st-ranked Southeastern Louisiana ... Threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns in his start against McNeese State ... Completed five of seven passes for 58 yards in the win against Houston Baptist ... Also saw action at third-ranked TCU and against Incarnate Word ... Rushed four times for 27 yards, giving him 507 yards of total offense on the year.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in three games on the season ... Completed nine of his 16 passes on the year for 67 yards ... Completed both of his attempts against Incarnate Word for 17 yards ... Played the majority of the second half at Northern Iowa in the NCAA FCS opening round, completing 7-of-13 for 50 yards, including a season-long 22 yard pass.

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in two games for SFA ... Saw his first collegiate action at Texas Tech, completing two of his four passes for one yard and an interception ... Credited with a tackle on special teams against McNeese State.

2012 (Redshirt): Spent the season working the SFA demonstration units.

Prior to SFA: Completed 619-of-1,008 passes (.614) for 9,143 yards and 105 TDs during his high school career ... Two-time second-team all-state ... A first-team all-district selection ... Led the state, and finished fourth in the nation in passing yards as a senior ... Ranked 12th in the district in rushing, and 15th in the nation in total offense in 2011 ... Tied a state record with nine touchdown passes in a game ... Son of Terry and Vickie Taylor... Plans to major in Physics.

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