Ht/Wt
6'
1"
|
235 lbs.
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Draper,
Utah
Last School
Oregon
Roster Years
2023
Personal
Before BYU
- Transfer from Oregon
- Appeared in three games as a true freshman in 2022 while utilizing a redshirt season with the Ducks
- A 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
- Taggart ranked among the top 300 overall players in the country at 285th by ESPN, while being listed 345th by the 247 composite
- Rated by ESPN as the top-ranked outside linebacker from Utah while 247 sports
- A consensus overall top-10 player from Utah by ESPN (No. 5), 247sports (No. 5), the 247 composite (No. 5) and Rivals (No. 7)
- Taggart helped the Chargers to a 40-2 overall record, two state championships and a state runner-up finish as a three-year letterman
- Finished his prep career with 237 tackles (151 solo) with 22 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles while averaging 7.2 tackles per game
- He totaled nine double-figure tackle games in high school, including five games with 15-plus tackles
- In eight career playoff games, he totaled 64 tackles (40 solo) with seven tackles for loss, two sacks, three quarterback hurries, one interception and two pass breakups
- Named a 2021 MaxPreps Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2021 Deseret News 6A First Team All-State
- 2020 MaxPreps First Team All-America, MaxPreps Utah First Team All-State and Deseret News 6A First Team All-State honors
- Taggart earned recruiting attention from Arizona, Boston College, California, Colorado, Duke, Indiana, Louisville, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Washington State
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2023
Sophmore Year
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year