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Jersey Number 45
Taylor McNelis
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 195
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High School:
- St. Mary's
- Previous:
- Troy
- Major:
- Media Arts and Design
2015 as a Redshirt Senior: Did not see any action.
2014 as a Redshirt Junior: Appeared in two games on special teams... Joined the program in the spring of 2014.
Prior to JMU: Attended Troy University from Fall 2011-Fall 2013...
High School: Was a 2011 graduate of St. Mary’s High School... Was a three-year letterwinner in football... Also earned a pair of letters in lacrosse.
Personal: Son of Patrick and Margaret McNelis... Cousin John was a standout football player at Marshall who played in the NFL from 1998-2009... Father Patrick played at Air Force from 1986-90, inclduing earning Honorable Mention All-WAC in 1989... Brother Blake is going to attend Creighton as part of the men’s soccer team... Majoring in media arts and design.
2014 as a Redshirt Junior: Appeared in two games on special teams... Joined the program in the spring of 2014.
Prior to JMU: Attended Troy University from Fall 2011-Fall 2013...
High School: Was a 2011 graduate of St. Mary’s High School... Was a three-year letterwinner in football... Also earned a pair of letters in lacrosse.
Personal: Son of Patrick and Margaret McNelis... Cousin John was a standout football player at Marshall who played in the NFL from 1998-2009... Father Patrick played at Air Force from 1986-90, inclduing earning Honorable Mention All-WAC in 1989... Brother Blake is going to attend Creighton as part of the men’s soccer team... Majoring in media arts and design.
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