Utah State University Athletics

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent the 2025 season at California as he played in 13 games with one start ... finished the year with 38 tackles (14 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup ... had a season-high seven tackles against Virginia Tech (10/24) ... recorded five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, at Louisville (11/8) ... had 1.0 tackles for loss as part of three stops against Duke (10/4) ... posted four tackles and one pass breakup against Virginia (11/1) ... had multiple tackles in 10 of the games and four or more tackles five times.

HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus top-40 linebacker as a four-star prep recruit out of Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah ... rated the No. 25 outside linebacker by ESPN, No. 33 at the position by Rivals, the No. 35 linebacker by 247Sports and No. 39 by the 247 composite ... rated by ESPN as the top-ranked outside linebacker from Utah, while 247Sports ranked him second ... consensus overall top-10 player from Utah by ESPN (No. 5), 247Sports (No. 5), the 247 composite (No. 5) and Rivals (No. 7) ... three-year letterman, helping lead Corner Canyon to a 40-2 record and two state championships and a state runner-up finish ... finished his career with 237 tackles (151 solo), including 7.5 sacks and 22.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two interceptions and two forced fumbles, while averaging 7.2 tackles per game ... as a senior, named a MaxPreps Preseason Second Team All-American and Deseret News 6A First Team All-State after leading team to a 12-2 record (5-1 6A-Region 4), a conference championship and a runner-up finish in the 2021 UHSAA 6A State Playoffs ... finished senior campaign with 97 tackles (71 solo), including 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry ... in eight career playoff games, he totaled 64 tackles (40 solo) with 2.0 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one interception ... totaled nine double-figure tackle games in high school, including five games with 15-plus tackles ... earned MaxPreps First Team All-America, MaxPreps Utah First Team All-State and Deseret News 6A First Team All-State honors as a junior.

PERSONAL
Son of Ryan and Holly Taggart ... has three siblings ... sister, Maddy, is a hurdler at BYU ... cousin, Hailey Marrow, plays softball at BYU ... is enrolled at Utah State for the spring 2026 semester ... majoring in integrated studies.