Darrell Taylor

About

Darrell Lamond Taylor (born March 24, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Taylor grew up in Hopewell, Virginia and attended Hopewell High School, where he played football. Rated a four-star recruit, Taylor committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee over offers from Florida and Virginia Tech.

Taylor played at the University of Tennessee from 2015–2019 under coaches Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt. Taylor redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he made nine tackles (one for loss) in eight games played. Taylor missed two games of his redshirt sophomore year due to a suspension for an altercation with a teammate. He finished the season with 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles. As a redshirt junior, Taylor led the team with eight sacks and 11 tackles for loss with 36 total tackles.
Taylor entered his redshirt senior year on the Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist. Taylor finished the season tied for second in the Southeastern Conference with 8.5 sacks and led the Volunteers with 10 tackles for loss along…