Cooper Taylor #22
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
High School: Marist School
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 195
Position: Safety
High School
A good-sized safety with ability to play linebacker... a solid pass defender... a two-time all-state and all-county selection... a good student... earned three varsity letters in football... played a variety of positions on the prep level including wide receiver, free safety, running back and quarterback... led team to the state championship game and a regional championship in 2006... broke the school single-season interception record in '06... chose Georgia Tech over Mississippi State, Virginia, Duke and others... Taylor said: "I really like Coach Johnson and he told me what plans he had for Georgia Tech."...
No. 61 prospect in Georgia (SuperPrep)
No. 78 safety in the nation (Scout.com)
Personal
Born April 14, 1990 in Atlanta... given name is Cooper Austin Taylor... the son of former Georgia Tech quarterback Jim Bob Taylor, who went on to play for the Baltimore Colts in 1983.
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
High School: Marist School
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 195
Position: Safety
High School
A good-sized safety with ability to play linebacker... a solid pass defender... a two-time all-state and all-county selection... a good student... earned three varsity letters in football... played a variety of positions on the prep level including wide receiver, free safety, running back and quarterback... led team to the state championship game and a regional championship in 2006... broke the school single-season interception record in '06... chose Georgia Tech over Mississippi State, Virginia, Duke and others... Taylor said: "I really like Coach Johnson and he told me what plans he had for Georgia Tech."...
No. 61 prospect in Georgia (SuperPrep)
No. 78 safety in the nation (Scout.com)
Personal
Born April 14, 1990 in Atlanta... given name is Cooper Austin Taylor... the son of former Georgia Tech quarterback Jim Bob Taylor, who went on to play for the Baltimore Colts in 1983.