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86  Adrian Taylor Class: Graduated Hometown: Mansfield, Texas High School: Mansfield HS Height / Weight: 6-4 / 302 Position: DT

Season	G-GS	UT	AT	Total	Loss	Sacks	INT	FC	FR	PBU
2007	13-1	5	5	10	1.0-7	1.0-7	1-18	0	0	3
2008	14-14	10	16	26	6.5-27	4.5-25	0	1	1-0	1
2009	13-13	19	18	37	7-25	3.5-17	0	0	1-0	1
Career	39-27	34	39	73	14.5-59	9-49	1-18	1	1-0	5

2009 Video Journal: Kickin' It with A-Train April 11, 2009 - Adrian Taylor in Spring Practice January 3, 2009 - Gerald McCoy & Adrian Taylor November 25, 2008 - Taylor on Defensive Pressure

October 6, 2008 - Adrian Taylor on Stepping Up August 8, 2008 - Adrian Taylor Preseason Interview OU Football Video Library

2010
Streak of 27 straight game started came to end against Utah State ... returning from a dislocated ankle suffered in the Sun Bowl ... has started the last six contests ... will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn achilles vs. Texas Tech.

2009
All-Big 12 honorable mention by AP and coaches ... All-Big 12 Academic second team ... steady performer with 27 straight starts ... had four tackles and one sack against Kansas ... also had sacks against BYU, Baylor and Oklahoma State ... blocked an extra point attempt vs. Kansas State ... tied a career high with six tackles against Nebraska ... also had a career-high three TFLs vs. Nebraska ... had a tackle for loss in six games ... suffered dislocated ankle early in Sun Bowl win over Stanford.

2008
A member of the OU defensive tackle rotation ... started all 14 games ... tied for third on the team with 4.5 sacks ... second in DT rotation with 21 tackles ... career-high six tackles in the BCS title game against Florida ... forced a fumble against Texas A&M and recovered another at Oklahoma State.

2007
All-Big 12 Academic first team ... worked mostly in a reserve role, but blossomed as the season progressed ... returned first career interception 18 yards against Baylor ... recorded season-high three tackles against Oklahoma State ... had one sack on the season against Tulsa ... credited with two quarterback hurries ... started in the Fiesta Bowl.

2006
Redshirted

High School
District IV-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... named to the All-Arlington first team ... team defensive MVP ... logged 50 tackles, including six for loss, and a fumble recovery as a senior ... caught a touchdown pass and blocked two punts as well ... logged 63 tackles and seven sacks as a junior ... member of the player's council team leadership group ... three-year starter and a senior captain ... coached by Kirk Thor.

• No. 52 defensive tackle in the nation (Rivals.com)
• No. 75 player in the preseason Texas Top 100 (Rivals.com)
• No. 50 DT (CollegeFootballNews.com)
• No. 73 DT (Scout.com)
• No. 87 in the postseason Texas Top 100 (Rivals.com)
• PrepStar All-Region
• No. 37 player in Texas (SuperPrep)

Personal
Parents: Adrian and Tina Taylor ... runs a 40-yard dash in 4.83 seconds ... sociology major.