CAREER
Two-year letterman … After suffering back-to-back injuries as a sophomore and first-year, saw his first game action as a junior in 2019 … Played in 15 career games with one career start … Accumulated 210 rushing yards on 72 carries with two touchdowns and caught nine passes for 64 yards with one touchdown in 15-game career … Totaled 274 all-purpose yards … Scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in his career.
2021
Saw action in seven games as a senior running back … Listed as a backup running back on the depth chart … Concluded year ranked No. 4 on the Lions in rushing yards with 92 on 29 carries (3.2 average) with one touchdown and a long of 14 yards … Caught a season-high two passes for 13 yards, ran two times for -1 yards in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20) … Ran two times for 13 yards vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Rushed seven times for four yards and caught a pass for a season-long 20 yards vs. Harvard (Nov. 6) … Carried the ball one time for six yards at Dartmouth (Oct. 22) … Rushed a season-high nine times for 27 yards with a long run of 10 yards vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Missed three games—Georgetown (Sept. 25), at Princeton (Oct. 2), at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) due to injury … Rushed seven times for 42 yards and a touchdown with long of 14 yards in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Saw action in eight games with two starts as a junior running back … Missed the season’s last two games vs. Brown (Nov. 16) and at Cornell (Nov. 23) … Finished the year with 118 yards rushing on 43 carries (2.7 yards per carry) and one touchdown and caught six passes for 31 yards and one touchdown … Ended year with 149 all-purpose yards … Accumulated a career-best 48 all-purpose yards, rushed for a career-high 28 yards on six carries with a career-long 16-yard run and caught a career-high three passes for 20 yards and his first-career receiving touchdown, a 13-yard touchdown reception at Dartmouth (Oct. 25) … Rushed for 25 yards on five carries and an 11-yard touchdown, his first career rushing touchdown vs. Penn (Oct. 19) … Ran three times for 16 yards vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 12) … Rushed a career-high 11 times for 17 yards and caught one pass for four yards vs. Georgetown (Sept. 28) … In first career game action, rushed four times for 20 yards with a long gain of 12 yards and caught first career pass for six yards in season opener at Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21).
2018
Did not see any action as a sophomore running back … Sidelined with an injury.
2017
Did not see any action as a first-year running back … Sidelined with an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Holly Springs High School in Holly Springs, N.C. where he played three years of varsity football for head coach Robert Furth … Named to the Raleigh News & Observer All-Area/All-Metro First Team … Named the Southwest Wake Athletic Conference Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team honors … Multi-faceted running back who in his three-year varsity career, totaled 2,072 rushing yards on 215 carries and 23 touchdowns with a 9.1 yards per carry average and totaled 516 receiving yards on 48 catches and five touchdowns … Rushed for 1,671 yards and 17 touchdowns (167.1 yards per game) on 182 carries and caught 17 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown and registered 1,883 all-purpose yards in his first year as a running back as a senior … Set school’s season record for rushing yards (1,671) … Played quarterback and wide receiver … Also finished with seven games of 100 yards rushing or more … Led the Golden Hawks to a 7-5 overall record and No. 21 area ranking in the Raleigh News & Observer top-25 teams … Ran for a career-high 375 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, including a 93-yard touchdown vs. Hoggard … Ran for four touchdowns, 183 yards on 16 carries and an 73-yard TD vs. Athens Drive … His 73-yard touchdown run vs. Athens Drive was named the Friday Night Blitz Play of the Week … Ran for 216 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries in the first half vs. Cary … Rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries, including a 70-yard touchdown vs. Panther Creek … Ran for 244 yards on 18 carries vs. Apex … Rushed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and caught 19 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns in only six games of his junior season … Broke his leg earlier in the year and came back from the injury to play the rest of the season as a junior … Ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, including an 82-yard touchdown vs. Athens Drive … Played in six games a sophomore, catching 12 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown … Two-year varsity letterwinner in basketball … Named Holly Springs High School Student Athlete of the Year in 2017.
PERSONAL
Born Broderick Austin Taylor on January 13, 1999 in Newport Beach, Calif. … Son of Michael Richardson and Gina Taylor … Has two sisters: Natalie and Reili … Sister Reili Richardson plays basketball at Arizona State University … Voted Best Madden Player in Holly Springs, N.C. … Committed to Columbia on January 29, 2017 … Chose Columbia for its educational advantages and that it provided the best 40-year decision for him while giving him the opportunity to play a sport he loves … Chose Columbia over offers from The Citadel, Colgate, Davidson, Elon, Fordham, Furman, Massachusetts, Mercer, Old Dominion, Navy, Texas-San Antonio, Western Carolina and Appalachian State … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Sociology.
ARTICLES
Broderick Taylor Video interview
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