PRO (0-0/0-0): Signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.
COLLEGE: Saw action in 40 games with 22 consecutive starts for Kentucky…joined the team as an offensive lineman, but played defensive tackle for his first two seasons before moving to defensive end for his junior and senior seasons…finished his collegiate career with 85 tackles, 16.5 TFLs, 10.5 sacks, 5 pass breakups, 3 QB pressures, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery…part of a senior class that won 32 games over the last four seasons, the most wins for UK in a four-year span since 1949-52, when Paul "Bear" Bryant coached the Wildcats…helped UK advance to four consecutive bowl appearances and back-to-back bowl wins for the first time since the 2007 Music City Bowl and 2009 Liberty Bowl…as a senior in 2019, registered 36 tackles, 9.5 TFLs (tied for second on the team), a team-high 8.5 sacks, 4 pass breakups, a team-high 3 forced fumbles and 2 QB pressures…named Third-Team All-SEC…his 8.5 sacks in 2019, rank seventh in single-season school history…ranked 10th nationally and tied for first in the SEC in forced fumbles…saw action in all 13 games as a junior in 2018, starting the last nine…recorded 26 tackles (19 solo), 1.0 sack, 1 pass breakup and 1 fumble recovery…as a sophomore in 2017, saw action in 11 games, earning his first start in the Music City Bowl…recorded 22 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 QB hit…saw action in four games as a redshirt freshman in 2016…took a redshirt as a true freshman in 2015…graduated in May of 2019 with a degree in agricultural economics.
PERSONAL: Three-year starter at Augusta (Ga.) Christian High School…played defensive end and left tackle on offense…named All-Central Savannah River Area team as a senior…as a senior, collected 46 tackles, 7 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and 1 fumble recovery…helped his team to a state championship his sophomore season…four-year letterman in basketball…won a state championship his junior year…named all-state and all-region in basketball…son of Deborah Nickens and Calvin Taylor Sr….full name: Calvin Taylor Jr.
