Tory Taylor

Tory Taylor (born July 10, 1997) is an Australian-born American football punter for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Tory Taylor
Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 9
PositionPunter
ClassSenior
MajorRecreation Management
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-10) July 10, 1997
Melbourne, Australia
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career history
College
  • Iowa (2020–present)
High schoolHaileybury
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Taylor was born in Melbourne, Australia and attended high school at Haileybury. Taylor would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Iowa.[1][2]

College career

In Taylor's first season in 2020, he punted 40 times for 1,765 yards, with 18 punts being down within their opponents' 20 yard line.[3] For his performance on the year, Taylor was named the Big Ten punter of the year, along with being named first team all Big Ten.[4][5] In the 2021 season, Taylor would punt 80 times for 3,688 yards, along with 38 punts being downed within their opponents' 20 yard line.[6] In week one of the 2022 season, Taylor punted ten times for 479 yards with seven punts downed inside the 20, as he helped the Hawkeyes beat South Dakota State. For his performance on the game, Taylor was named the Big Ten special teams player of the week.[7] In the following week, Taylor would punt six times for 304 yards with two punts being downed within the 20 yard line, but Iowa would lose versus rival Iowa State.[8] Taylor would finish the 2022 season with 82 punts for 3,725 yards, along with 38 punts inside the 20 yard line.[9] For his performance on the season, Taylor was named first team All Big ten by the media, and third team all big ten by the coaches.[10] Taylor was also named first team All-American.[11][12] Instead of declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft, Taylor would decide to return for the 2023 season.[13] In week six of the 2023 season, Taylor would punt six times for 284 yards, with two of his punts landing within their opponents' 20 yard line, as he helped the Hawkeyes win their homecoming game beating Pudure 20-14. For his performance, Taylor would be named the Big Ten special teams player of the week.[14] In the following week, Taylor would punt nine times for 446 yards, while six of his punts would be downed within the 20 yard line, as he helped Iowa beat Wisconsin.[15] For his performance, Taylor would be named the Big Ten special teams player of the week, in back to back weeks.[16][17]

References
  1. Peterson, Chloe. "'The people that I play for': Punter Tory Taylor's family visits U.S. to watch Iowa football". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. Hlas, Mike. "It may seem hard to believe, but Tory Taylor has become best Hawkeye punter ever". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. "Tory Taylor 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. Hanson, Austin. "Freshman Tory Taylor named Big Ten Punter of the Year". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. "Tory Taylor Nabs B1G Honor". Sports Illustrated. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. "Tory Taylor 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. "Tory Taylor B1G Special Team Player of Week". Sports Illustrated. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. "Tory Taylor Looking Forward to Iowa State". Sports Illustrated. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. "Tory Taylor 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. Helmer, Josh. "Iowa Hawkeyes' Tory Taylor, Drew Stevens honored as members of All-Big Ten teams". Hawkeyes Wire. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. "Jack Campbell, Tory Taylor FWAA 1st-Team All-Americans". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  12. "Tory Taylor Fine-Tuning His Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. Peterson, Chloe. "Iowa football punter Tory Taylor announces return for fourth season". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  14. "Tory Taylor B1G ST Player of Week". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  15. "Punter Tory Taylor was MVP of game for Iowa in win over Wisconsin". Milwaukee Journal Sentinal. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  16. "Tory Taylor named Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week". CBS2. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  17. M. Jaster, Ryan. "Hawkeyes' Tory Taylor earns back-to-back Big Ten special teams honors". WHO13.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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