Lions Announce Hiring of Jerry Taylor as Wide Receivers Coach
3/26/2019 10:58:00 AM | Football
Taylor joins the Columbia Football coaching staff with seven years of coaching experience, including four seasons in the Ivy League.
NEW YORK—Columbia University's Patricia and Shepard Alexander Head Coach of Football Al Bagnoli announced Tuesday morning that Jerry Taylor has officially joined the Columbia Football staff as its Wide Receivers Coach.
Taylor has accumulated seven years of NCAA Division I coaching experience including four years in the Ivy League as he has served in similar positions at William & Mary, Dartmouth, Virginia State, Saint Francis, Pa. and the Buffalo Bills. He arrives at Columbia after having spent the 2018-19 season as the wide receivers coach at William & Mary College. Taylor replaces Todd Gilchrist.
"We are extremely excited to add a coach with the experience and expertise of Jerry Taylor," Bagnoli said. "He has collected a tremendous amount of coaching experience in a short period of time and has been successful at all of his stops. In addition, he is very familiar with the Ivy League and how recruiting and the conference works. He is a valuable addition to our coaching staff and a coach that our student-athletes will enjoy working with."
Under legendary head coach Jimmye Laycock at William & Mary in 2018, Taylor coached the wide receivers where he helped Devonte Dedmon to his third All-CAA selection. Dedmon ranked fifth in the league in receiving yards per game (67.2), finished seventh in receptions per game (4.44), posted three 100-yard receiving games and led W&M in catches (40), receiving yards (605) and touchdowns (67.2). One of the program's all-time greats, Dedmon finished his career ranked among the Tribe's career top 10 in all-purpose yards (3,825), touchdown catches (20), receptions (152) and kick return yards (1,364). The Tribe finished 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the CAA.
Prior to his one-year stint at William & Mary, he worked a combined four years at Dartmouth College as Wide Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator (three seasons) and Offensive Quality Control Coach (one year). He was instrumental in the success of Dartmouth's wide receivers, as at least one member of his position group garnered All-Ivy League honors during all three of his seasons leading the unit. Ryan McManus (first team) and Victor Williams (second team) combined for 111 receptions for 1,443 yards in 2015, while Hunter Hagdorn was honored as the 2016 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Hagdorn also garnered second-team all-conference honors in 2016 and 2017. In addition to helping Dartmouth capture the 2015 Ivy League title with a 9-1 record, the program's first in 19 years, Taylor helped the Big Green compile a 29-11 overall record and an 18-10 mark in conference play.
During his stint at Dartmouth, Taylor also served a summer internship with the Buffalo Bills during preseason camp in 2016 and worked with the organization's wide receivers under head coach Rex Ryan.
Before joining the Big Green staff, Taylor spent the 2013 season as the Wide Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Virginia State. During Taylor's season with the Trojans, Virginia State finished with a 9-1 overall with a perfect 7-0 conference record. The Trojans won the 2013 CIAA Northern Division Championship.
Taylor is a 2012 graduate of the Averett University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. He played one season of college football at Bowie State before being forced to stop playing due to an illness. Taylor has been around the game of football all of his life as his father served as a high school, college and semipro football referee for over 20 years.
He resides in New York City with his wife, the former Narissa Suber, a former basketball player at Drexel and state basketball champion at Atlee High School, and son Grayson, who was born in August 2017. Taylor and his wife are Richmond, Va. natives.
Taylor has accumulated seven years of NCAA Division I coaching experience including four years in the Ivy League as he has served in similar positions at William & Mary, Dartmouth, Virginia State, Saint Francis, Pa. and the Buffalo Bills. He arrives at Columbia after having spent the 2018-19 season as the wide receivers coach at William & Mary College. Taylor replaces Todd Gilchrist.
"We are extremely excited to add a coach with the experience and expertise of Jerry Taylor," Bagnoli said. "He has collected a tremendous amount of coaching experience in a short period of time and has been successful at all of his stops. In addition, he is very familiar with the Ivy League and how recruiting and the conference works. He is a valuable addition to our coaching staff and a coach that our student-athletes will enjoy working with."
Under legendary head coach Jimmye Laycock at William & Mary in 2018, Taylor coached the wide receivers where he helped Devonte Dedmon to his third All-CAA selection. Dedmon ranked fifth in the league in receiving yards per game (67.2), finished seventh in receptions per game (4.44), posted three 100-yard receiving games and led W&M in catches (40), receiving yards (605) and touchdowns (67.2). One of the program's all-time greats, Dedmon finished his career ranked among the Tribe's career top 10 in all-purpose yards (3,825), touchdown catches (20), receptions (152) and kick return yards (1,364). The Tribe finished 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the CAA.
Prior to his one-year stint at William & Mary, he worked a combined four years at Dartmouth College as Wide Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator (three seasons) and Offensive Quality Control Coach (one year). He was instrumental in the success of Dartmouth's wide receivers, as at least one member of his position group garnered All-Ivy League honors during all three of his seasons leading the unit. Ryan McManus (first team) and Victor Williams (second team) combined for 111 receptions for 1,443 yards in 2015, while Hunter Hagdorn was honored as the 2016 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Hagdorn also garnered second-team all-conference honors in 2016 and 2017. In addition to helping Dartmouth capture the 2015 Ivy League title with a 9-1 record, the program's first in 19 years, Taylor helped the Big Green compile a 29-11 overall record and an 18-10 mark in conference play.
During his stint at Dartmouth, Taylor also served a summer internship with the Buffalo Bills during preseason camp in 2016 and worked with the organization's wide receivers under head coach Rex Ryan.
Before joining the Big Green staff, Taylor spent the 2013 season as the Wide Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Virginia State. During Taylor's season with the Trojans, Virginia State finished with a 9-1 overall with a perfect 7-0 conference record. The Trojans won the 2013 CIAA Northern Division Championship.
Taylor is a 2012 graduate of the Averett University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. He played one season of college football at Bowie State before being forced to stop playing due to an illness. Taylor has been around the game of football all of his life as his father served as a high school, college and semipro football referee for over 20 years.
He resides in New York City with his wife, the former Narissa Suber, a former basketball player at Drexel and state basketball champion at Atlee High School, and son Grayson, who was born in August 2017. Taylor and his wife are Richmond, Va. natives.
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