Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Davion Taylor was born August 5, 1998, in McComb, Mississippi. He is a linebacker in the NFL. Taylor attended Coahoma Community College before attending the University of Colorado Boulder. After turning 18 he was given permission by his mother to join the football team. In 2018, Taylor transferred to Colorado. In 2018, he started 10 of 12 games, recording 57 tackles, one sack and one touchdown. As a senior in 2019, he started all 12 games, recording 72 tackles and one sack. Taylor also ran track at Coahoma and at Colorado. Taylor was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round with the 103rd overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020. He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 30, and began practicing with the team again, but the team did not activate him before the end of the season.