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2020 Football Roster

Profile

  • WR
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Logan, Utah
    Hometown
  • 5'8
    Height
  • 175
    Weight
  • Logan
    High School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
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Taylor Compton
WR
Position
Senior
Class
Logan, Utah
Hometown

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Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2018, 2019, 2020); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019).

2020 (SENIOR SEASON): Appeared in five games and finished the season with four receptions for 26 yards (6.5 ypr)… Tied his career high with three receptions against Air Force (12/3) for 18 yards… Also had an 8-yard catch against New Mexico (11/26)… Added two tackles on special teams… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

2019 (JUNIOR SEASON): Played in 12 games and finished the season with 14 receptions for 121 yards… Had a career-high-tying three receptions for a career-best 38 yards, including a career-long reception of 21 yards, against Wyoming (11/16)… Added two receptions for 35 yards against Stony Brook (9/7)… Also had two catches each against both Nevada (10/19) and BYU (11/2)… Added three tackles on special teams... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was an MW Scholar-Athlete.

2018 (SOPHOMORE SEASON): Played in 13 games and finished the season with eight receptions for 58 yards… Had a career-high three receptions for a season-best 21 yards, including a season-long reception of 11 yards, against San José State (11/10)… Also had an 11-yard reception at Hawai’i (11/3)… Caught two passes for 11 yards against New Mexico (10/27), had one reception for 10 yards against Air Force (9/22) and one reception for five yards against UNLV (10/13)… Added one tackle on special teams… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was an MW Scholar-Athlete.

2017 (FRESHMAN SEASON): Played in two games during the season against Idaho State (9/7) and Wyoming (10/14), but did not record any stats.  

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Utah Class 4A first-team all-state honors at wide receiver as a prep senior in 2013 at Logan (Utah) High School from both the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News as he had 91 receptions for 1,223 yards and 17 touchdowns... Was one of 24 players named to the All-Utah Team as he set state records for receptions and receptions per game (9.7) during his senior season... Helped the Grizzlies to Region 5 titles in 2011, 2012 and 2013, and a 4A state championship in 2011... Finished his career with 207 catches for 2,419 yards and 32 touchdowns, while adding 11 interceptions as a defensive back... Earned second-team all-region honors as a prep senior on the basketball team as he averaged 6.2 points, 4.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game... Helped the Grizzlies earn a Region 5 basketball title in 2012... Was a National Honor Society member, a Regent’s Scholarship recipient, a National Football Foundation Utah Chapter Scholar-Athlete and an Aggie Scholar... Received a USU Service Scholarship and a Huntsman School of Business Enrollment Scholarship.

PERSONAL: Son of Jeff and Shelley Compton... Has two brothers... Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Buenos Aires, Argentina... Majoring in marketing with a minor in Spanish

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